SMITH v. ARMSTRONG

No. 3:93CV1537(JGM).

968 F.Supp. 50 (1997)

Morris Allen SMITH, et al. v. John ARMSTRONG, et al.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

January 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip D. Tegeler, Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Hartford, CT, for Morris Allen Smith, III.

Mark H. Robinson, Cheshire, CT, pro se.

James Doyle, Cheshire, CT, pro se.

Penny Q. Seaman, Tanya F. Clark, Bonnie L. Patten, Wiggin & Dana, New Haven, CT, Philip D. Tegeler, Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Hartford, CT, for Jesus Ramos.

Penny Q. Seaman, Tanya F. Clark, Bonnie L. Patten, Wiggin & Dana, New Haven, CT, Philip D. Tegeler, Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Hartford, CT, Martha Stone, Childrens' Rights, Inc., New York City, for Robert Craig, Paul Fine, Misael Diaz, Dennis Hodge.

Tanya F. Clark, Wiggin & Dana, New Haven, CT, for Floyd X. Simms.

Raymond J. Cerilli, Cheshire, CT, pro se.

Steven R. Strom, Stephen J. O'Neill, Atty. Gen.'s Office, Public Safety & Special Revenue, Hartford, CT, Jane R. Rosenberg, Ann E. Lynch, Atty. Gen's Office, Hartford, CT, for Larry R. Meachum, Leonard Barbieri, Frank M. Crose, James E. Huckabey, Michael B. Bonzagni.

Steven R. Strom, Stephen J. O'Neill, Atty. Gen.'s Office, Public Safety & Special Revenue, Hartford, CT, for John Armstrong, Dominic Mandano, Michael Donahue, Scott Hadlock, Beth Halleran, John Doe, Dept. of Corrections, State of Connecticut.


RULING ON PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO DECERTIFY CLASS

MARGOLIS, United States Magistrate Judge.

On August 3, 1993, plaintiffs, inmates at the Connecticut Correctional Institution at Cheshire ["CCIC"], filed this pro se action alleging defendants violated their constitutional right of access to the courts. (Dkt.# 6). On February 2, 1994, plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification. (Dkt.# 20). Counsel appeared on behalf of plaintiffs on February...

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