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WALLACE v. KERN

No. 72-C-898.

371 F.Supp. 1384 (1974)

Donald WALLACE et al., Plaintiffs, v. Michael KERN et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

March 7, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Latimer, Daniel L. Alterman, James Reif, Robert L. Boehm, William M. Kunstler, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York City, Alvin J. Bronstein, Nancy Crisman, National Prison Project, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen., of New York, for State defendants by Hillel Hoffman, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, of counsel.

Norman Redlich, Corp. Counsel, New York City, for City defendants by John P. Nachazel, Jeffrey Friedman, New York City, of counsel.

Mary D. Pickman, New York City, for N. Y. C. Bd. of Correction, amicus curiae.

Robert Herman, Brooklyn, N. Y., Legal Aid Society, amicus curiae.

JUDD, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

Plaintiffs in this class action have moved for a preliminary injunction to assure their right to a speedy trial or to release from custody.

Facts

The action is brought on behalf of all felony defendants confined at Brooklyn House of Detention for Men (BHD) pending indictment, trial or sentence. Among numerous rights which the action seeks to enforce is the constitutional right to a speedy...

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