Legal Opinion
Benjamin v. Malcolm
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 17, 1986No. 75 Civ. 3073 (MEL), 76 Civ. 2854 (MEL), 79 Civ. 4913 (MEL), 79 Civ. 4914 (MEL) and 76 Civ. 101 (MEL)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
The history of this much litigated case . involving the overcrowding of New York City jails is set forth in numerous prior decisions, see Benjamin v. Malcolm, 564 F.Supp. 668 (S.D.N.Y.1983); Benjamin v. Malcolm, 528 F.Supp. 925 (S.D.N.Y.1981); Benjamin v. Malcolm, 495 F.Supp. 1357 (S.D.N.Y.1980); Benjamin v. Malcolm, 88 F.R.D. 333 (S.D.N.Y.1980). On January 30, 1986, in the most recent decision in this action, we granted the motion of Governor Mario Cuomo and Thomas A. Coughlin III, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“the State…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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