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MERRIWEATHER v. SHERWOOD

No. 77 Civ. 3421.

518 F.Supp. 355 (1981)

Charles MERRIWEATHER, et al., Plaintiffs and Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. Wilbur K. SHERWOOD, et al., Defendants.

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

July 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Farmworker Legal Services of New York, Inc., Riverhead, N. Y., for plaintiffs and plaintiff-intervenors; Anthony Szczygiel, Colden, N. Y., of counsel.

James G. Sweeney, County Atty., Goshen, N. Y., for defendants.

OPINION

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

This class action centered about conditions of confinement at the Orange County Jail ("OCJ") in Goshen, New York. The complaint sought to secure better medical and mental health care at the facility, as well as improved living conditions in the form of recreational, educational and other out-of-cell and out-of-tier activities. After lengthy negotiations, during which the...

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