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Gittens v. Sullivan

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided September 28, 1987No. 87 Civ. 1463 (EW)PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

Darius Gittens is an inmate at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility. He commenced this action, pro se, for injunctive and compensatory relief against the Superintendent of Sing Sing, Thomas E. Sullivan, and the State Corrections Commissioner, Thomas Coughlin. Gittens alleges that the New York policy of denying prisoners free access to copier machines and unlimited free mailings violates his rights under the first, fifth and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution. He also claims that the defendants have “wantonly” prevented him from earning money to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Collins v. GoordDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
  2. Collins v. GoordDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
  3. Klos v. HaskellDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1993
  4. Katzman v. SessionsDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1994
  5. Gittens v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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