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VALVANO v. McGRATH

70-Civ.-1390.

325 F.Supp. 408 (1970)

Ralph VALVANO, Donald Leroland, and Jonathan Williams, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. George F. McGRATH, Commissioner of Correction for the City of New York; John V. Lindsay, Mayor, City of New York; John P. Kennedy, Warden, Queens House of Detention for Men; Albert Ossakow, Deputy Warden, Queens House of Detention for Men; individually and in their official capacities, Defendants.

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

Supplemental Order February 1, 1971.

Amended Order February 17, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton Adler, The Legal Aid Society, New York City, for plaintiffs; by William E. Hellerstein, William A. Nelson, Joel Berger, Richard Levy, Barbara Shapiro, New York City, of counsel.

J. Lee Rankin, Corp. Counsel, New York City, for defendants; Leonard Bernikow, Irwin Herzog, Victor Muskin, Jay Kranis, Asst. Corp. Counsels, George Roberts, Director of Legal Affairs, Dept. of Correction, New York City, all of counsel.

Biaggi, Ehrlich & Lang, New York City, for Correction Officers' Benevolent Society, for amicus curiae; by Bernard G. Ehrlich, Gordon Lang, New York City, of counsel.

INTERIM FINDINGS AND ORDER

JUDD, District Judge.

In this civil rights action by inmates of the Queens House of Detention for Men (QHD), plaintiffs seek an injunction against the use of violence by Correction Officers, and other injunctive relief. The court has heard testimony in relation to plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction and in relation to the maintenance of the case as a class action, on November 20, 24 and 25 and December 1, 2, 3, 7 and...

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