Legal Opinion
Savastano v. Prevost
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 15, 1985PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This article 78 proceeding was commenced on behalf of 25 patients (petitioners) at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, a facility under the jurisdiction of respondent Commissioner of the Office of Mental Health (OMH), seeking transfer to an appropriate facility under the jurisdiction of respondent Commissioner of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD). The central issues on appeal are, first, whether respondents are precluded by a decision in another action from litigating the issues raised and, second, whether at this juncture respondents can be…
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