MATTER OF SHAHID v. COUGHLIN


56 N.Y.2d 987 (1982)

In the Matter of Zahid Abush Shahid, Also Known as Thomas Flowers, et al., Petitioners, and Jehan Abdur Raheem et al., Appellants, v. Thomas Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Selcov, Robert A. Kagan, Barbara Schneider Corner and David Leven for appellants.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Frederick R. Walsh and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondents.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.


Order affirmed, without costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by Presiding Justice A. FRANKLIN MAHONEY at the Appellate Division (83 A.D.2d 8). We note, however, that the Statute of Limitations referred to by the Appellate Division was not in effect...

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