Case: United States ex rel Wolfish v. Levi

75-cv-06000 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Nov. 28, 1975

Closed Date: May 14, 1979

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Case Summary

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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75-cv-06000	Opinion	Jan. 28, 1976	Jan. 28, 1976 Order/Opinion
75-cv-06000	Opinion	Jan. 5, 1977	Jan. 5, 1977 Order/Opinion
75-cv-06000	Opinion	Sept. 15, 1977	Sept. 15, 1977 Order/Opinion
77-02035 77-02135	Opinion Wolfish v. Levi U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit	Jan. 24, 1978	Jan. 24, 1978 Order/Opinion
77-01829	Pool Memorandum Bell v. Wolfish Supreme Court of the United States	Sept. 1, 1978	Sept. 1, 1978 Internal memorandum
77-01829	Blackmun Chambers Internal Memorandums Bell v. Wolfish Supreme Court of the United States	Jan. 12, 1979	Jan. 12, 1979 Internal memorandum
77-01829	Justice Blackmun's Oral Argument & Conference Notes Bell v. Wolfish Supreme Court of the United States	Jan. 19, 1979	Jan. 19, 1979 Internal memorandum
77-01829	Supreme Court Opinion Drafts (from the Harry Blackmun papers) Bell v. Wolfish Supreme Court of the United States	April 20, 1979	April 20, 1979 Internal memorandum
77-01829	Justices' Correspondence (from the Harry Blackmun papers) Bell v. Wolfish Supreme Court of the United States	April 27, 1979	April 27, 1979 Internal memorandum
77-01829	Opinion Bell v. Wolfish Supreme Court of the United States	May 14, 1979	May 14, 1979 Order/Opinion

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Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Bell v. Wolfish	A class action lawsuit challenged the legality of conditions facing pretrial detainees in a New York City correctional facility. Petitioners claimed that double-bunking, restrictions on reading mater…		https://www.oyez.org/...

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Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory: New York

Case Type(s):

Jail Conditions

Key Dates

Filing Date: Nov. 28, 1975

Closing Date: May 14, 1979

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

People detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

Legal Services/Legal Aid

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

Attorney General, Federal

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens

Constitutional Clause(s):

Due Process: Procedural Due Process

Unreasonable search and seizure

Freedom of speech/association

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Special Case Type(s):

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

U.S. Supreme Court merits opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Defendant

Nature of Relief:

Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order

Source of Relief:

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief granted

Issues

General:

Access to lawyers or judicial system

Conditions of confinement

Language access/needs

Religious programs / policies

Sanitation / living conditions

Search policies

Strip search policy

Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:

Grievance procedures