HARRIS v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

No. 97-1144.

137 F.3d 209 (1998)

Martin HARRIS; Jesse Kithcart; Dennis Carter; Morris Days; Evelyn Lingham; Esdras Fowler; Michael Graves v. THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; Rev. Albert F. Campbell; Rosita Saez-Achilla; M. Mark Mendel; Hon. Paul M. Chalfin; and Mamie Faines, each in his or her official capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Prison System; Frank Hall, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Prison; Earl Hatcher, in his official capacity as Warden of Holmesburg Prison; Wilhelmina Speach, in her official capacity as Warden of the Detention Center; Thomas A. Shields, in his official capacity as Warden of the House of Corrections; Joseph Certaine, in his official capacity as Managing Director of the City of Philadelphia; and Hon. Edward G. Rendell, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Philadelphia The City of Philadelphia, The City of Philadelphia, Rev. Albert P. Campbell, Rosita Saez-Achilla, M. Mark Mendel, Hon. Paul M. Chalfin, Mamie Faines, each in his or her official capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Prison System, Frank Hall, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Prisons, Earl Hatcher, in his official capacity as Warden of Holmesburg Prison, Wilhelminia Speach, in her official capacity as Warden of the Detention Center, Thomas A. Shields, in his official capacity as Warden of the House of Corrections, Joseph Certaine, in his official capacity as Managing Director of the City of Philadelphia, and Hon. Edward G. Rendell, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Wolfsohn, (Argued), Hangley, Aronchick, Segal & Pudlin, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.

David Richman, (Argued), Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees.

BEFORE: MANSMANN, COWEN and ALITO, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

COWEN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns whether the district court appropriately construed the terms of a consent decree entered into by the City of Philadelphia and various related officials (collectively, the "City") and the plaintiff-appellee class (the "Plaintiffs") consisting of all present and future inmates in the Philadelphia Prison System. The decree resolved the Plaintiffs' civil rights action alleging unconstitutional overcrowding...

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