United States Second Circuit

Those portions of district court's judgment, in class action brought by plaintiff inmates in New York City jails challenging defendants' asserted failure to provide them with educational and ancillary services are affirmed to the extent judgment is based on federal law, and are vacated to the extent it is based purely on state law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/04/2006
• Published 04/04/2006

Judges

• SACK, Circuit Judge., Before:  NEWMAN, SACK, and HALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Janice Birnbaum, Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department (Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, Leonard Corner and Jane L. Gordon, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), New York, NY, for Appellants-Cross Appellees., Dori A. Lewis, The Legal Aid Society, Prisoners' Rights Project (Steven Banks, Mary Lynne Werlwas, John Boston, of counsel), New York, NY, for Appellees-Cross-Appellants.