Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Gittens v. Coughlin
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 1989PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Robert C. Williams, J.
The above-captioned petition is brought pursuant to CPLR article 70 for a writ of habeas corpus. Respondents make this motion, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7), to dismiss the petition, and for "other relief’, including the appointment of a guardian ad litem for the relator in this matter, George Gittens.*
Preliminarily, the court deems respondents’ submissions in this proceeding to constitute a return, in accordance with CPLR 7008. The writ of habeas corpus is meant to be an expeditious summary proceeding that tolerates no delay except of necessity (see,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hartje v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People ex rel. Robertson v. New York State DivisionNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Cunningham v. LeFevreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People ex rel. Jelich v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People ex rel. Reed v. ScullyNew York Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Huggins v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Huggins v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989