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BENJAMIN v. MALCOLM

Nos. 75 Civ. 3073 (MEL), 76 Civ. 2854 (MEL), 79 Civ. 4913 (MEL), 79 Civ. 4914 (MEL) and 76 Civ. 101 (MEL).

629 F.Supp. 713 (1986)

James BENJAMIN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin J. MALCOLM, Commissioner of Corrections of the City of New York, et al., Defendants. v. Mario CUOMO, et al., Third-Party Defendants. Ernesto MALDONADO, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin J. MALCOLM, Commissioner of Corrections of the City of New York, et al., Defendants. DETAINEES OF the BROOKLYN HOUSE OF DETENTION FOR MEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin J. MALCOLM, Commissioner of Corrections of the City of New York, et al., Defendants. DETAINEES OF the QUEENS HOUSE OF DETENTION FOR MEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin J. MALCOLM, Commissioner of Corrections of the City of New York, et al., Defendants. Iola FORTS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin J. MALCOLM, Commissioner of Corrections of the City of New York, et al., Defendants.

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

March 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Legal Aid Soc., New York City, for plaintiffs; Theodore H. Katz, Jonathan Chasan, Dale Wilker, of counsel.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corp. Counsel, New York City, for defendants; Leonard Koerner, Asst. Corp. Counsel, of counsel.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of State of N.Y., New York City, for third-party defendants; Barbara B. Butler, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel.

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...

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