VASQUEZ v. COUGHLIN

No. 87 Civ. 0162 (GLG).

726 F.Supp. 466 (1989)

Julio VASQUEZ, Plaintiff, v. Thomas A. COUGHLIN, Commissioner, New York State Department of Correctional Services, Donald Selsky, Director, Special Housing, James E. Sullivan, Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, E. Esteves, Deputy Superintendent for Security, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, and Thomas Haskell, Captain, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. By: (Robert Selcov, Deborah Schneer, David C. Levin, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen., of New York, New York City By: (Judith E. Kaufman, of counsel), for defendants.


GOETTEL, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a prisoner committed to the New York State Department of Correctional Services ("DOCS"), brings this action against various officials of the DOCS, claiming his due process rights have been violated, in contravention of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982).1 Presently before this court are the parties' motions and cross-motions for summary judgment.

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