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MATTER OF ADAMS v. MELONI

63 N.Y.2d 868 (1984)

In the Matter of Alphonso Adams et al., on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Pretrial Detainees Represented by the Monroe County Public Defender, Appellants, v. Andrew P. Meloni, as Monroe County Sheriff, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Nowak, Public Defender (Brian Shiffrin of counsel), for appellants.

John D. Doyle, County Attorney (Deborah Gerber Farber of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

On August 13, 1982, petitioners, pretrial detainees awaiting trial upon felony charges, were transferred from the Monroe County Jail to the Yates County Jail. The purpose of the transfer to the Yates County Jail, which is approximately a distance of 60 miles from the Monroe County Jail, was to alleviate severe overcrowding at the Monroe...

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