PEO KAPLAN v. BERTHOLF


100 Misc.2d 559 (1979)

The People of the State of New York ex rel. Morris B. Kaplan, on Behalf of Felix Sanchez, Petitioner, v. Joseph Bertholf, as Director of Goshen Center, Respondent. The People of the State of New York ex rel. Morris B. Kaplan, on Behalf of Jose Luis Quinones, Petitioner, v. Joseph Bertholf, as Director of Goshen Center, Respondent. The People of the State of New York ex rel. Morris B. Kaplan, on Behalf of James B. Coble, Petitioner, v. Joseph Bertholf, as Director of Goshen Center, Respondent.

Supreme Court, Orange County.

August 1, 1979


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Schinitsky and Morris B. Kaplan for Felix Sanchez and others, petitioners. Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (James E. Carroll, Jr., of counsel), for respondent.


JOHN W. SWEENY, J.

In each of the above-entitled writs of habeas corpus, consolidated for the purpose of this decision and judgment, the petitioners challenge the authority of the Division for Youth (DFY) to continue their incarceration in a secure facility (the Goshen Center).

Each petitioner has been held at the Goshen Center beyond the maximum period set by the respective Family Court orders or authorized...

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