MATTER OF DOE v. COUGHLIN


132 Misc.2d 709 (1986)

In the Matter of John Doe et al., Petitioners, v. Thomas A. Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Special Term, Albany County.

July 15, 1986


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Schneer, Robert Selcov and David C. Leven for John Doe, petitioner. Horn, Heins, Finkelstein & Pezzulo (Susan Finkelstein of counsel), for Jane Doe, petitioner. Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Lawrence Doolittle of counsel), for respondents.


LAWRENCE E. KAHN, J.

In the above-captioned CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioners seek a judgment directing that they be allowed participation in the "Family Reunion Program" at Auburn Correctional Facility.

The facts necessary for a resolution of this litigation are not in dispute. John Doe is currently serving an indeterminate term of imprisonment for a period of 5½ to 11 years. During this...

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