BENJAMIN v. JACOBSON

75 Civ. 3073 (HB).

935 F.Supp. 332 (1996)

James BENJAMIN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Michael P. JACOBSON, et al., Defendants and related cases.

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

July 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Greenberg, John Boston, Sarah Kerr, Dori A. Lewis, Marta Nelson, The Legal Aid Society, Prisoners' Rights Project, New York City, for Plaintiffs.

Paul A. Crotty, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York (Lorna B. Goodman, June R. Buch, Laura A. Chamberlain, Florence A. Hutner, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), New York City, for Defendants.

Mary Jo White, United States Attorney for the S.D. New York (Sara L. Shudofsky, Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel), New York City, for U.S.


OPINION AND ORDER

BAER, District Judge:

Defendants have moved for immediate termination of the Consent Decrees and all supplemental orders entered in this action and the six related cases that are encompassed herein1 based on the recently enacted Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PLRA" or "the Act"), Pub.L. No. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, §§ 801-810 (Apr. 26, 1996). Plaintiffs oppose the motion on the basis...

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