Legal Opinion
Raymond G. Lasky v. Sheriff Lawrence Quinlan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 29, 1977No. 1391 and 1392, Dockets 76-7426 and 77-7032PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, Senior District Judge.
This action was commenced on April 16, 1973 by the filing of a pro se class action complaint by five inmates at the Dutchess County Jail (the “jail”) in Poughkeepsie, New York. The complaint sought injunc-tive and declaratory relief, and alleged violations of the inmates’ constitutional rights and violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Sheriff Lawrence M. Quinlan and certain jail personnel. Jurisdiction was invoked under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2201 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
The District Court appointed counsel to represent the inmates, conducted an eviden-tiary hearing,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by35 opinions
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