Legal Opinion
Jane B. v. New York City Department of Social Services
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 2, 1987No. 87 CIV. 2470 (PKL)PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
LEISURE, District Judge:
This is a civil rights action brought by two juveniles, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, challenging the conditions at the Ashford Diagnostic Reception Center (“Ashford”) and the Hegeman Diagnostic Reception Center (“Hegeman”) as unconstitutionally substandard. Plaintiffs have moved for certification of their action as a class action with the class consisting of all current and future residents of Hegeman and Ashford. The Court hereby grants their motion for the reasons set forth below.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs are adolescent…
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