Legal Opinion
Porter v. Coughlin
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided May 7, 1997No. 1:95-cv-00598PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
CURTIN, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Andre Porter was, at the time he filed his complaint, an inmate confined to Sing-Sing Correctional Facility (Item 1, ¶ 5).
At all relevant times herein, defendant Thomas A. Coughlin, III was the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”); defendant Frank E. Irvin was Superintendent of Wende Correctional Facility (“Wende”); defendant Walter was Acting Captain at Wende; defendant Donald Selsky was Director of Special Housing/Inmate Disciplinary Programs for DOCS; and defendant John P. Keane was…
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