MATTER OF BRYANT v. WILKINS


45 Misc.2d 923 (1965)

In the Matter of Willis X. Bryant, Petitioner, v. Walter H. Wilkins, as Warden of Attica Prison, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of George X. Jones, Petitioner, v. Walter H. Wilkins, as Warden of Attica Prison, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Joseph X. Magette, Petitioner, v. Walter H. Wilkins, as Warden of Attica Prison, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Wyoming County.

March 29, 1965


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James O. Moore and Alvin M. Glick for Joseph X. Magette, petitioner. James J. McLoughlin and Joseph C. Tisdall for Willis X. Bryant, petitioner. Alexander C. Cordes and John G. Putnam, Jr., for George X. Jones, petitioner. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General, for respondents.


WILLIAM B. LAWLESS, J.

Petitioners move pursuant to CPLR 3212 (subd. [e]) for an order directing partial summary judgment in their favor, directing respondents forthwith to issue rules and regulations respecting the rights of petitioners and others similarly situate to practice the religion of Islam as members of the denomination or sect headed by Elijah Muhammad (commonly known as "Muslimism").

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