SHARIFF v. COOMBE

No. 96 Civ. 3001(BSJ).

655 F.Supp.2d 274 (2009)

Abdul SHARIFF, Mark Bartley, Jamal Stephenson, David Gobern, Lewis Purcell, Sam Johnson, Terence Stevens, Stephen Gowins, and Abdul Suluk, Plaintiffs, v. Philip COOMBE, Commissioner of New York State Department of Correctional Services; Glen Goord, Acting Commissioner of New York State Department of Correctional Services; Cristopher Artuz, Superintendent of Green Haven Correctional Facility; Gail Haponic, Acting Deputy of Administration of Green Haven Correctional Facility; Roger Maines, Supervisor of Green Haven Correctional Facility; M. Muller, Maintenance Supervisor of Green Haven Correctional Facility, individually and in their official capacities, and the State of New York, Defendants.

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

August 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abdul Shariff, Stormville, NY, pro se.

James I. Meyerson, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Bruce A. Brown, Assistant Attorney General, New York, NY, for Defendants.


Opinion & Order

BARBARA S. JONES, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, eight1 disabled inmates who depend on wheelchairs for mobility, bring this action against the State of New York and six individuals employed by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in an administrative capacity. Plaintiffs seek both injunctive and monetary relief for conditions affecting disabled...

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