CODY v. HILLARD

No. Civ. 80-4039.

88 F.Supp.2d 1049 (2000)

William R. CODY, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Carole HILLARD, President of the Board of Charities and Corrections; Frank Brost, Vice President; Ted Spaulding, Member; D.A. Gellhoff, Member; Lyle Swenson, Member; James Smith, Executive Secretary; Herman Solem, Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary; sued individually and in their official capacities, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.

February 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas P. Cummings, Jr., East River Legal Services, Sioux Falls, SD, Elizabeth Alexander, Donna Lee, National Prison Project of ACLUF, Inc., Washington, DC, Thomas W. Clayton, Sioux Falls, SD, for plaintiff.

James E. Moore, Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, Sioux Falls, SD, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PIERSOL, Chief Judge.

The parties have asked the Court to give its final approval to the Settlement Agreement filed in this case as fair, reasonable, and adequate, and to enter a Final Judgment and Order approving the class settlement and dismissing the class action without prejudice. For the reasons stated below, the Court approves the Settlement Agreement pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e).

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