Filed Date: April 6, 1984
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In 1984, inmates at the Long Island Correctional Facility (LICF) in New York filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the New York State Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The defendants planned to close the LICF and transfer the inmates to other facilities in the state, all of which were overcrowded. The plaintiffs alleged that their constitutional rights would be violated if they were transferred, and they asked the court to enjoin the defendants from closing the facility.
In January 1984, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Judge Frank Altimari) granted a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs, preventing the defendants from closing the facility before the trial was complete. The defendants appealed.
On November 26, 1984, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Judge George Pratt and Judge Joseph Lumbard for the majority, with Judge Henry Friendly dissenting) affirmed, holding that the district court had not abused its discretion in granting the preliminary injunction. Mitchell v. Cuomo, 748 F.2d 804 (2nd Cir. 1984). We have no further information on the proceedings in this case.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (8/15/2007)
Friendly, Henry Jacob (New York)
Lumbard, Joseph Edward (New York)
Friedman, Leon (New York)
Abrams, Robert W. (New York)
Butler, Barbara B. (New York)
Friendly, Henry Jacob (New York)
Lumbard, Joseph Edward (New York)
Pratt, George Cheney (New York)
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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: New York
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Key Dates
Filing Date: April 6, 1984
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
State prison inmates claiming that the plan to close the prison facility and transfer them to overcrowded facilities would violate their eight and fourteenth amendment rights against cruel and unusual punishment
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Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: Unknown
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
New York State Department of Corrections, State
Case Details
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Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order
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Order Duration: 1984 - None
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