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RHEM v. MALCOLM

No. 70 Civ. 3962.

432 F.Supp. 769 (1977)

James RHEM et al., Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin J. MALCOLM, Commissioner of Correction, City of New York, et al., Defendants.

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

April 11, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Legal Aid Society Prisoners' Rights Project, New York City, for plaintiffs; William E. Hellerstein, Joel Berger, Michael B. Mushlin, New York City, of counsel.

W. Bernard Richland, Corp. Counsel, New York City, for defendants; Donald J. Tobias, Alan London, Asst. Corp. Counsel, New York City, of counsel.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen., New York City, for State defendants; Margery Reifler, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, of counsel.

LASKER, District Judge.

In 1970 pre-trial detainees then held at the Manhattan House of Detention (MHD)1 brought this civil rights class action challenging the constitutionality of conditions at the jail. On August 2, 1973 the court approved a consent decree which disposed of a number of significant issues and left others open for litigation. On January 7, 1974 after trial a decision was filed holding that various conditions and practices...

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