Legal Opinion
Jacobson v. Coughlin
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided October 8, 1981No. 81-CV-635PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
McCURN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Howard Jacobson, an inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants Thomas A. Coughlin, III, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, and Eugene LeFevre, Superintendent of Clinton Correctional Facility. In his complaint, plaintiff challenged the constitutionality of a Superintendent’s Proceeding at which plaintiff was found guilty of attempted escape and unauthorized use of equipment. Plaintiff also challenged the constitutionality of the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Hasan Jamal Abdul Majid v. HendersonDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1982
- Allah v. LeFevreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Burke v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Rosario v. SekskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Jacobson v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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