District Court, S.D. New York April 25, 1995, 75 Civ. 3073 (HB) (Benjamin v. Malcolm)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BAER, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

This motion was brought by defendant New York City and argued before me on April 20, 1995. The City seeks authorization to temporarily suspend its obligations arising from an order entered pursuant to various consent decrees entered by this and other courts in 1979 (collectively, “the decree”).