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Hadix v. Johnson, No. 03-1334 (6th Cir.) (367 F.3d 513) (May 6, 2004) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy)

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Hadix v. Johnson, No. 03-1334 (6th Cir.) (367 F.3d 513) (May 6, 2004) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy) by In plaintiff inmates' 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Eighth Amendment action, defendant prison officials appealed an injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, arguing error …

Handschu v. Special Services Div., No. 71 Civ. 2203 (SCH) (S.D.N.Y.) (288 F.Supp.2d 411) (August 6, 2003) (Judge Charles S. Jr. Haight)

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Handschu v. Special Services Div., No. 71 Civ. 2203 (SCH) (S.D.N.Y.) (288 F.Supp.2d 411) (August 6, 2003) (Judge Charles S. Jr. Haight) by Plaintiffs, certified class, filed a class action against defendants, New York Police Department (NYPD) and its officials. The court granted the NYPD's motion to modify its guidelines …

Benjamin v. Fraser, No. 01-7533 (2nd Cir.) (343 F.3d 35) (September 2, 2003) (Judge Barrington D. Jr. Parker)

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Benjamin v. Fraser, No. 01-7533 (2nd Cir.) (343 F.3d 35) (September 2, 2003) (Judge Barrington D. Jr. Parker) by Back in 1975, pretrial inmates at 14 jails in New York City filed seven related class actions against the City and prison officials, alleging that they were being subjected to unconstitutional …

Handschu v. Special Services Division, No. 71 Civ. 2203 (S.D.N.Y.) (288 F.Supp.2d 404) (March 12, 2003) (Judge Charles S. Jr. Haight)

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Handschu v. Special Services Division, No. 71 Civ. 2203 (S.D.N.Y.) (288 F.Supp.2d 404) (March 12, 2003) (Judge Charles S. Jr. Haight) by Defendant New York City, New York, Police Department (NYPD) submitted for review its final proposed draft of guidelines to be included in the NYPD's patrol guide. Plaintiff class …

Handschu v. Special Services Division, No. 71 Civ. 2203 (CSH) (S.D.N.Y.) (273 F.Supp.2d 327) (February 11, 2003) (Judge Charles S. Jr. Haight)

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Handschu v. Special Services Division, No. 71 Civ. 2203 (CSH) (S.D.N.Y.) (273 F.Supp.2d 327) (February 11, 2003) (Judge Charles S. Jr. Haight) by Defendants, successor officials in charge of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), represented by the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York ("Corporation Counsel"), move …

Ruiz v. Johnson, No. CIV. A. H-78-987 (S.D.Tex.) (154 F.Supp.2d 975) (June 18, 2001) (William Wayne Justice)

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Ruiz v. Johnson, No. CIV. A. H-78-987 (S.D.Tex.) (154 F.Supp.2d 975) (June 18, 2001) (William Wayne Justice) by

Ruiz v. U.S., No. 99-20228 (5th Cir.) (243 F.3d 941) (March 20, 2001) (Judge Carl E. Stewart)

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Ruiz v. U.S., No. 99-20228 (5th Cir.) (243 F.3d 941) (March 20, 2001) (Judge Carl E. Stewart) by Here the Court reversed Judge Justice's decision reported at 37 F.Supp.2d 855 holding that the termination provisions of the PLRA were unconstitutional because they violated the separation of powers and due process …

Miller v. French, No. 94-224 (U.S. Supreme Court) (530 U.S. 327; 120 S.Ct. 2246) (June 19, 2000) (Justice O'Connor)

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Miller v. French, No. 94-224 (U.S. Supreme Court) (530 U.S. 327; 120 S.Ct. 2246) (June 19, 2000) (Justice O'Connor) by In this 5 to 4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a controversial provision of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) that automatically suspends certain court orders governing conditions in …

Taylor v. U.S., No. 97-16069 (9th Cir.) (181 F.3d 1017) (June 18, 1999) (Judge Pamela Ann Rymer)

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Taylor v. U.S., No. 97-16069 (9th Cir.) (181 F.3d 1017) (June 18, 1999) (Judge Pamela Ann Rymer) by In this lengthy review of the provisions of the PLRA which allow termination of consent decrees, a divided en banc court ultimately held that the motion to terminate was "moot", thus vacating …

Ruiz v. Johnson, No. 98-20233 (5th Cir.) (178 F.3d 385) (June 25, 1999) (Judge E. Grady Jolly)

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Ruiz v. Johnson, No. 98-20233 (5th Cir.) (178 F.3d 385) (June 25, 1999) (Judge E. Grady Jolly) by In the 6/20/99 issue of P&J, we noted as our leading case Judge Justice's chilling 228-page decision in Ruiz v. Johnson, 37 F.Supp.2d 855 (S.D.Tex. 1999) (Ruiz I). That decision represented his …

Hadix v. Johnson, No. 80-73581 (E.D.Mich.) (45 F.Supp.2d 584) (March 18, 1999) (Judge John Feikens)

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Hadix v. Johnson, No. 80-73581 (E.D.Mich.) (45 F.Supp.2d 584) (March 18, 1999) (Judge John Feikens) by On remand from the decision reported at 133 F.3d 940, the court held that effective compliance with a long-standing consent decree had been achieved, thus effectively concluding this prolonged litigation.

Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail, No. 90-954 (U.S. Supreme Court) (502 U.S. 367; 112 S.Ct. 748) (January 1, 1992) (Justice White)

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Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail, No. 90-954 (U.S. Supreme Court) (502 U.S. 367; 112 S.Ct. 748) (January 1, 1992) (Justice White) by This case, decided before the adoption of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, reviewed the procedures and standards for terminating prison consent decrees - and significantly held …

Ruiz v. Johnson, No. Civ.A. H-78-987 (S.D.Tex.) (37 F.Supp.2d 855) (March 1, 1999) (William Wayne Justice)

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Ruiz v. Johnson, No. Civ.A. H-78-987 (S.D.Tex.) (37 F.Supp.2d 855) (March 1, 1999) (William Wayne Justice) by In this revealing decision, Judge Justice refused to vacate a consent decree over Texas prisons, finding that many of the living conditions in the Texas prison system still constituted per se violations of …

French v. Duckworth, No. 97-3075 (7th Cir.) (178 F.3d 437) (May 6, 1999) (Judge Diane P. Wood)

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French v. Duckworth, No. 97-3075 (7th Cir.) (178 F.3d 437) (May 6, 1999) (Judge Diane P. Wood) by This case involved a motion by Indiana officials to terminate a federal injunction regarding overpopulation at the Pendleton Correctional Facility. The prisoners argued that subsection (e)(2) requires an automatic stay as a …

Berwanger v. Cottey, No. 98-3107 (7th Cir.) (178 F.3d 834) (May 6, 1999) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)

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Berwanger v. Cottey, No. 98-3107 (7th Cir.) (178 F.3d 834) (May 6, 1999) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by Here the Court joined most of the other Circuits in holding that the "termination provisions" of the PLRA contained in 18 USC § 3626(b)(2) do not violate the Separation of Powers doctrine …

Benjamin v. Jacobson, No. 96-7957 (2nd Cir.) (172 F.3d 144) (March 23, 1999) (Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse)

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Benjamin v. Jacobson, No. 96-7957 (2nd Cir.) (172 F.3d 144) (March 23, 1999) (Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse) by Here the en banc court ruled that the termination provisions of the PLRA do not violate the separation of powers principle be requiring courts to reopen final judgments, nor strip courts of …

Glover v. Johnson, No. 77-CV-71229 (E.D.Mich.) (35 F.Supp.2d 1010) (February 19, 1999) (Judge John Feikens)

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Glover v. Johnson, No. 77-CV-71229 (E.D.Mich.) (35 F.Supp.2d 1010) (February 19, 1999) (Judge John Feikens) by After some 20 years of litigation, the district court finally concluded that the female inmates in Michigan prisons are treated on a par with male prisoners for purposes of their access to educational, vocational …

Imprisoned Citizens Union v. Ridge, No. 98-1536 (3rd Cir.) (169 F.3d 178) (February 25, 1999) (Judge Samuel A. Jr. Alito)

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Imprisoned Citizens Union v. Ridge, No. 98-1536 (3rd Cir.) (169 F.3d 178) (February 25, 1999) (Judge Samuel A. Jr. Alito) by This case involved four consolidated cases filed between 1970 and 1971 challenging the constitutionality of conditions and policies at the seven Pennsylvania State Correctional Institutions then in operation -- …

Vazquez v. Carver, No. Civil No. 86-3020 (E.D.Pa.) (18 F.Supp.2d 503) (June 22, 1998) (Judge Edward N. Cahn)

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Vazquez v. Carver, No. Civil No. 86-3020 (E.D.Pa.) (18 F.Supp.2d 503) (June 22, 1998) (Judge Edward N. Cahn) by Largely adopting the reasoning of Judge DuBois in Imprisoned Citizens Union v. Schapp, 11 F.Supp.2d 586 (E.D.Pa. 1998) - and rejecting the analysis of Judge Devevoise in Denike v. Fauver, 3 …

Denike v. Fauver, No. Civ. No. 83-2737(DRD) (D.N.J.) (3 F.Supp.2d 540) (May 4, 1998) (Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise)

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Denike v. Fauver, No. Civ. No. 83-2737(DRD) (D.N.J.) (3 F.Supp.2d 540) (May 4, 1998) (Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise) by This decision contains a detailed review of recent cases on the same issue; but see Ruiz v. Johnson, 37 F.Supp.2d 855 (S.D.Tex. 1999) for the most definitive and detailed analysis of …