BENJAMIN v. MALCOLM

Nos. 75 Civ. 3073 (MEL), 76 Civ. 2854 (MEL), 79 Civ. 4913 (MEL), 79 Civ. 4914 (MEL) and 76 Civ. 101 (MEL).

659 F.Supp. 1006 (1987)

James BENJAMIN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin J. MALCOLM, et al., Defendants, Ernesto MALDONADO, et al., Plaintiffs, v. William CIUROS, Jr., et al., Defendants. DETAINEES OF the BROOKLYN HOUSE OF DETENTION FOR MEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin J. MALCOLM, et al., Defendants. DETAINEES OF the QUEENS HOUSE OF DETENTION FOR MEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin J. MALCOLM, et al., Defendants. Iola FORTS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin J. MALCOLM, et al., Defendants.

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

May 20, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip L. Weinstein, Theodore H. Katz, Jonathan S. Chasan, John A. Beck, The Legal Aid Society, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Peter L. Zimroth, Corp. Counsel of the City of New York, New York City, for defendants; Leonard Koerner, Paul Rephen, of counsel.


LASKER, District Judge.

On November 10, 1986, this court issued an order granting the City of New York limited, temporary relief from its order of June 23, 1981, which had imposed sixty-square-foot and fifty-person limitations on the dormitories in New York City correctional facilities. After considering the relevant decisions of Lareau v. Manson, 651 F.2d 96 (2d Cir.1981), New York State Association for Retarded Children...

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