a claim on behalf of the pretrial detainees in SCCF for violation of the New York Constitution’s due process clause and.a claim on behalf of all sentenced prisoners in SCCF for violation of the Constitution’s prohibition of cruel and inhuman treatment under the Eighth Amendment.a claim on behalf of the pretrial detainees in SCCF for violation of the Constitution’s prohibition of cruel and inhuman treatment under the Fourteenth Amendment. The Consolidated Amended Complaint asserted four claims: On April 5, 2012, Shearman & Sterling LLP filed the Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint and sought to represent the interests of all 163 plaintiffs who had filed pro se complaints, as well as similarly situated persons, by proceeding as a class action.Of-counsel, in this case, is the New York Civil Liberties Union (“NYCLU”), which is a non-profit membership organization founded in 1951 as the New York State affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union.On January 23, 2012, attorneys from Shearman & Sterling LLP were appointed as Plaintiffs’ pro bono counsel.On November 22, 2011, the Court determined that the appointment of pro bono (professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment) counsel was appropriate and directed the Court’s Pro Se Office to find counsel willing to represent the Plaintiffs in the Lynch action on a pro bono basis. The conditions alleged included ongoing exposure to human waste, mold, rust, vermin, freezing temperatures, and inadequate access to clean drinking water. The action claimed damages resulting from the allegedly unconstitutional conditions in the jail and requested injunctive relief to improve the conditions at Riverhead. Meyerricks (the “Individual Defendants”).
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