PALERMO v. OSWALD

No. 70 Civ. 3705.

412 F.Supp. 935 (1976)

Thomas PALERMO and Sheldon Saltzman, Plaintiffs, v. Russell OSWALD et al., Defendants.

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

April 22, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliot A. Taikeff, New York City, for plaintiff Palermo.

Harry L. Simmons, New York City, for plaintiff Saltzman.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of State of N. Y., by Ralph L. McMurry, Robert G. Farrel, New York City, for defendants Oswald, Jones, Doe and Roe.

Bernard Richland, Corp. Counsel, by William J. Walls, New York City, for defendant O'Connor.


OPINION

GRIESA, District Judge.

This action was commenced in 1970 at a time when plaintiffs Palermo and Saltzman were both New York State prisoners. They sued various defendants seeking damages and an order that they be released from prison and certain other relief.

The complaint was brought under 42 U.S.C., Sections 1983 and 1985, alleging violations of plaintiffs' constitutional rights. Basically, the...

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