THOMPSON v. GOMEZ

No. C-79-1630-CAL.

993 F.Supp. 749 (1997)

Maurice S. THOMPSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. James GOMEZ, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

December 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Specter, Steven Fama, Arnold Erickson, Prison Law Office, San Quentin, CA, for Plaintiffs.

Daniel E. Lungren, Atty. Gen., George H. Williamson, Chief Asst. Atty. Gen., Peter J. Siggins, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Allen R. Crown, Supervising Deputy Atty. Gen., Diane E. DeKervor, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, CA, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

LEGGE, District Judge.

A consent decree has been in effect since 1980 governing certain conditions of confinement for condemned prisoners in the San Quentin State Prison.1 Defendants have filed a motion under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (the "PLRA") for termination of the prospective relief provisions of that consent decree. The practical effect of that motion would be to terminate the remainder...

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