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MILES v. BELL

Civ. A. Nos. B-79-137 (TFGD), B-82-626 (TFGD).

621 F.Supp. 51 (1985)

Clyde MILES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Griffin BELL, et al., Defendants. Michael HEYMANN, Plaintiff, v. BUREAU OF PRISONS, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

Motion To Dismiss August 28, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Silver, Leora Herrmann, Stanley Twardy, Ernest F. Teitell, Silver, Golub & Sandak, Stamford, Conn., for plaintiffs.

Thomas G. Dennis, Federal Public Defender, Brien J. Wholey, Hartford, Conn., for petitioner Michael Heymann.

Alan H. Nevas, U.S. Atty., Thomas J. Riley, Asst. U.S. Atty., New Haven, Conn., Barry K. Stevens, Asst. U.S. Atty., Bridgeport, Conn., for defendants.

Donald Lareau, pro se.

Ruling On Defendants' Motion To Dismiss August 28, 1985.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

DALY, Chief Judge.

The instant case arises out of the overcrowding at the Federal Correctional Institution at Danbury, Connecticut. The plaintiff class alleges that the overcrowding has created conditions of confinement violative of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Plaintiffs also assert claims pursuant to the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), 28...

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