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ANDERSON v. COUGHLIN

No. 461, Docket 84-2259.

757 F.2d 33 (1985)

Robin ANDERSON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Thomas A. COUGHLIN, III, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Beck, New York City (William E. Hellerstein, Dori A. Lewis, The Legal Aid Society, New York City, on brief), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Adeline Liu, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City (Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen., Frederick K. Mehlman, Stanley A. Camhi, Asst. Attys. Gen., New York City, on brief), for defendants-appellees.

Before MANSFIELD, OAKES and NEWMAN, Circuit Judges.

JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

This case illustrates the uses and limits of litigation challenging the conditions of prison confinement. The litigation was brought as a class action on behalf of prisoners confined to special housing units (SHU's) in several New York state prisons. As a result of constructive negotiations between counsel for the prisoners and the state prison officials, a settlement was reached on a range of issues including access to legal materials...

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