Legal Opinion
Benjamin v. Malcolm
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 27, 1980No. 75 Civ. 3073 (MEL)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
The House of Detention for Men on Rikers Island (HDM) is presently the exclusive 1 facility used for pre-trial detention of men who are charged with crimes occurring in New York County. HDM is adjoined by and connected to two other facilities for detention of men known, respectively, as C71 and C95. Collectively they are referred to below as “the Complex.” In June 1975, this civil rights suit was instituted on behalf of all pre-trial detainees at HDM. The complaint alleges that the conditions under which the plaintiffs are held are constitutionally impermissible. Trial…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Battle v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Lareau v. MansonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Society for Good Will to Retarded Children, Inc. v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Society for Good Will to Retarded Children, Inc. v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Benjamin v. MalcolmCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Benjamin v. MalcolmDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
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