SaMARION v. McGINNIS

Civ. 9395.

253 F.Supp. 738 (1966)

William SaMARION and Thomas L. Bratcher, Plaintiffs, v. Paul D. McGINNIS, Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, and Walter H. Wilkins, Warden of Attica State Prison, Defendants. James X. J. WALKER, Joseph X. Magette, Arthur Johnson, Plaintiffs, v. Paul D. McGINNIS and Walter H. Wilkins, Defendants. Case No. 1. In the Matter of Willis X. BRYANT, Plaintiff, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden of Attica Prison, Attica, N. Y., and Paul D. McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, Defendants. In the Matter of George X. JONES, Plaintiff, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden of Attica Prison, Attica, N. Y., and Paul D. McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, Defendants. In the Matter of Joseph X. MAGETTE, Plaintiff, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden of Attica Prison, Attica, N. Y., and Paul D. McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, Defendants. Case No. 2. James RICHEY, Plaintiff, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden of Attica Prison, Attica, N. Y., and Paul D. McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, Defendants. Lionel X. JONES, Plaintiff, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden of Attica Prison, Attica, N. Y., and Paul D. McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, Defendants. James R. 2X PENDER, Plaintiff, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden of Attica Prison, Attica, N. Y., and Paul D. McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, Defendants. Larry X. DeBERRY, Plaintiff, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden of Attica Prison, Attica, N. Y., and Paul D. McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, Defendants. James X. WILSON, Plaintiff, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden of Attica Prison, Attica, N. Y., and Paul D. McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, Defendants. Case No. 3. Shahid MUHAMMAD, William X. Sands and Johnny Lawrence, Plaintiffs, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden of Attica Prison, Attica, N. Y., and Paul D. McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, Defendants. Major X. HARDEN, Harvey X. Nichols and Reuben X. Jarrett, Plaintiffs, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden of Attica Prison, Attica, N. Y., and Paul D. McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, Defendants. Case No. 4.

United States District Court W. D. New York.

April 12, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob D. Hyman, Wade Newhouse, Jr., Richard F. Griffin, Buffalo, N. Y., for plaintiffs in Case No. 1.

John G. Putnam, Jr., Alexander C. Cordes, James J. McLoughlin, Joseph C. Tisdall, James O. Moore, Jr., Alvin M. Glick, Buffalo, N. Y., for plaintiffs in Case No. 2.

Paul I. Birzon, Buffalo, N. Y., for plaintiffs in Case No. 3.

Alvin M. Glick, James O. Moore, Jr., John G. Putnam, Jr., Alexander C. Cordes, Buffalo, N. Y., for plaintiffs in Case No. 4.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen., State of New York (William D. Bresinhan, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel), for defendants.


HENDERSON, District Judge.

Preliminary to consideration of the plaintiffs' principal requests for relief, the court will deny plaintiffs' motion in case No. 2 for removal of their case to this court, but will permit the plaintiffs, not already parties to this suit, to intervene as parties-plaintiff in actions Nos. 1, 3 and 4. Actions 1, 3 and 4 are hereby consolidated.

On May 25, 1964, in Sostre v. McGinnis, 334 F.2d 906,...

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