HARRIS v. REEVES

Civ. A. No. 82-1847.

761 F.Supp. 382 (1991)

Martin HARRIS, Jesse Kithcart, Jonathan Lewis, Roy Cold, Carol Ransome, John Cummings, Raymond Whittington and Derrick Jones v. Joan REEVES, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Human Services of the City of Philadelphia, Rev. Albert F. Campbell, Labora M. Bennett, James D. Barber, Allen M. Hornblum, Mark Mendel, Donald J. Padova, each in his or her official capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Prison System, J. Patrick Gallagher, in his official capacity as Superintendent of the Philadelphia Prison System, Willie Gray, in his official capacity as Warden for Holmesburg Prison, Press Grooms, in his official capacity as Warden of the Detention Center, Harry Moore, in his official capacity as Warden of the House of Corrections, James S. White, in his official capacity as Managing Director in the City of Philadelphia, Hon. Wilson Goode, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, and the City of Philadelphia.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

March 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Richman, Philip Lebowitz, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Charisse Lillie, City Sol., Barbara Potts, Philadelphia, Pa., for City of Philadelphia.

Ron Castille, Sarah B. Vandenbraak, Gaele Barthold, Office of Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for Dist. Atty.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SHAPIRO, District Judge.

In this civil rights action complaining of overcrowding in the Philadelphia County prisons, the court approved a Stipulation and Agreement of the parties and entered it as an order of the court. That Order of March 11, 1991, revises and replaces in part a Consent Decree in effect since December 30, 1986. The court now states its reasons for approval.

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