Inmates of Attica Correctional Facility v. Nelson A. Rockefeller

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1973-04-18

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MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge: This appeal raises the question of whether the federal judiciary should, at the instance of victims, compel federal and state officials to investigate and prosecute persons who allegedly have violated certain federal and state criminal statutes. Plaintiffs in the purported class suit, which was commenced in t…

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