Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Selsky
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 27, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
While an inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility in Clinton County, petitioner was placed in involuntary protective custody following a hearing at which it was determined that a threat to his life had been made by another inmate. Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging that determination.
The Attorney General has informed this Court that petitioner has been transferred to another correctional facility, where he resides in the general population. Inasmuch as petitioner has received all the relief to which he is entitled, the petition must be dismissed as moot (see…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Graham v. ScullyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Encarnacion v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Cullum v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Rodriguez v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Allah v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
3Cited by3 opinions
- Pride v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Salahuddin v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Matter of Williams v. AnnucciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020