CHANDLER v. COUGHLIN

Nos. 84 Civ. 3435 (TPG), 86 Civ. 9920 (TPG) and 86 Civ. 7004 (TPG).

733 F.Supp. 641 (1990)

Carrie L. CHANDLER, Plaintiff, v. Thomas A. COUGHLIN, III, Defendant. Donald JONES, Plaintiff, v. Gary COUSINS, Defendant. Michael McCLOUD, Plaintiff, v. Thomas A. COUGHLIN, III, Commissioner, and Charles Scully, Superintendent of Green Haven, Defendants.

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

January 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shearman & Sterling, New York City, for Carrie Chandler.

Donald Jones, Ossining, N.Y., pro se.

Michael McCloud, Marcy, N.Y., pro se.

Robert Abrams, New York State Atty. Gen., New York City, for defendant.


OPINION

GRIESA, District Judge.

These are three related actions in which inmates of New York State correctional facilities challenge the constitutionality of the rules about providing postage for the mailing of legal materials. Defendants move for summary judgment in all three cases. The motions are granted.

The result in this case is dictated by the decision in Gittens v. Sullivan,

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