Legal Opinion
Marcera v. Chinlund
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 10, 1977No. 310, Docket 77-2090PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
This suit was brought in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York on November 15, 1976, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by two detainees then in Monroe County Jail against the Sheriff of Monroe County and members of the New York State Commission of Correction alleging denial of due process and equal protection and seeking class certification and declaratory and injunctive relief to permit pretrial detainees confined in county jails in New York to have contact visits. It was alleged that there are at least 1500 pretrial detainees in county jails which do not provide contact…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Lee v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Washington v. LeeDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1966
- Rhem v. MalcolmDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Wolfson v. SolomonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1972
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Elsie Simer v. Richard J. Rios, Acting Director of Community Services Administration Community Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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- Elsie Simer v. Richard J. Rios, Acting Director of Community Services Administration Community Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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