Legal Opinion
Salahuddin v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 30, 1993No. 1179, Docket 92-2728PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Per curiam
On September 15, 1980, Abdul Y. Salahud-din, then a prisoner in the Comstock Correctional Facility, initiated this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988). Some of his claims — e.g., foreign substances in his food and lack of recreational opportunities because of snow piled in the yard — were facially frivolous. Other claims alleged that in 1978 he was falsely accused of disciplinary violations and illegally placed in the Special Housing Unit (“SHU”). He also claimed that, while in SHU, he was denied his legal mail and access to the law library and was deprived of congregate religious…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Arthur Davis v. Kay Bryan, Raymond Lopes, Aaron Ment, John D. Brennan and George BronsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Jerry Young, A/K/A Ramadan v. Thomas A. Coughlin, Iii, K. WeaverCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Salahuddin v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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