Legal Opinion
Essex County Jail Annex Inmates v. Treffinger
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 17, 1998No. CIV. 87-871(HAA), CIV. 82-1945(HAA)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court on plaintiffs civil contempt motion and represents another chapter in the ongoing Essex County prison litigation. Plaintiffs now request that the court award contempt sanctions for the county’s failure to comply with the most recent consent decree. The Special Masters have filed a Report and a Supplemental Report. The parties were also given an opportunity to file objections to the reports.
I. Background
In 1982, inmates of the Essex County Jail (“ECJ”) brought suit against the county alleging unconstitutional…
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