BANKS v. NORTON

Civ. Nos. B-476, B-471, B-484, B-477.

346 F.Supp. 917 (1972)

Arthur Burghardt BANKS v. John J. NORTON, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut. Mitchell SNYDER v. John J. NORTON, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut. Robert STENNETT v. John J. NORTON, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut. John BACH v. John J. NORTON, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

June 19, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith M. Mears, Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, New Haven, Conn., for petitioners Banks, Stennett and Bach.

Dennis E. Curtis, New Haven, Conn., for petitioner Snyder.

Stewart Jones, U. S. Atty., Barry Cutler, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Haven, Conn., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

ZAMPANO, District Judge.

These habeas corpus applications, brought on behalf of four inmates confined in the Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut, were consolidated for the purpose of the hearings held on May 5, 8, and 11, 1972. In addition to the written stipulations of facts (see Appendix), the Court heard the testimony of each of the petitioners and certain officials of the prison. While the factual circumstances...

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