 Berger found the plaintiffs had no standing to pursue the lawsuit, ruling there was no direct connection between the conduct of Justice and Saoirse and the allegations in the lawsuit that overcrowding was ignored and that regular funding was provided for facility upkeep. While the plaintiffs sought the spending of state budget surplus funds to address corrections staffing and deferred maintenance of prison and jail facilities, Berger wrote that Secretary Saoirse's budget authority extends only so far.