Legal Opinion
Tunin v. Ward
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 8, 1977No. 76 CIV. 482PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion
MOTLEY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs have brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to challenge New York State’s procedures for temporary release of prisoners. The three named plaintiffs are inmates at Green Haven Correctional Facility in New York State who are eligible for temporary release from prison but whose applications for furloughs have been denied. Plaintiffs seek to represent the class of all inmates in New York State prisons who are eligible for temporary release and a subclass of all prisoners who, it is alleged, when considered for temporary release, have been *61or…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Ram v. BlumDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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