Legal Opinion
Powell v. Coughlin
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 27, 1991No. 138, Docket 91-2199PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises important issues concerning the continuing enforcement of an injunction governing prison disciplinary proceedings at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, a New York prison for women. The appeal has implications for the conduct of institutional reform litigation. New York corrections officials appeal from the March 19, 1991, order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Charles E. Stewart, Jr., Judge) as to two matters. They challenge the order insofar as it directed expungement of the records of disciplinary proceedings…
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