Legal Opinion
King v. McGinnis
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 24, 1968No. 68 Civ. 2479PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
POLLACK, District Judge.
The defendants, the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correction and a Charge Officer at Matteawan State Hospital, Beacon, New York, move to dismiss this civil rights damages action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and insufficiency of the claim. F.R.Civ.P. 12(b) (1) and (6).
Plaintiff’s assertion that he has been illegally confined at Matteawan since 1946 is unsupported by factual allegations. No facts at all are alleged with respect to the period prior to 1952. An order of commitment dated December 29, 1952 entered in the New York State…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miller v. Director, Middletown State HospitalDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
- Lombardi v. PeaceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- UNITED STATES Ex Rel. Thompson v. FayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Greene v. State of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- United States ex rel. Farnum v. McNeillDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Bennett v. GravelleDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1971
- Thomas A. Guerro v. Roger F. Mulhearn, Ralph F. Andrews v. Kathy Decote YoungCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Carothers v. FolletteDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Westberry v. FisherDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1980
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