Legal Opinion
Powlowski v. Wullich
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 9, 1975PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavid O. Boehm, J.
In this action for a declaratory judgment and a permanent injunction, the plaintiff brings this motion for a preliminary injunction pursuant to CPLR 6301, and also asks leave to proceed as a class action.
The suit against the defendant, individually and as Sheriff, and the County of Genesee, is brought by the plaintiff on behalf of himself as a pretrial detainee in the Genesee County Jail and other pretrial detainees therein as a class. Pretrial detainees are persons accused of a crime and awaiting trial. They are held in jail because they are unable to post bail or because the crime of which…
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