Legal Opinion
Walton v. New York State Department of Correctional Services
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 2007PublishedCited by 130 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
Petitioners are recipients of collect calls from New York State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) inmates. They commenced suit seeking to enjoin DOCS from collecting a 57.5% commission on its 2001 contract with MCI Worldcom Communications, Inc. (MCI), damages and other relief. DOCS and MCI moved to dismiss the petition as time-barred and as failing to state a cause of action. Supreme Court dismissed all claims, and the Appellate Division affirmed. The lower courts held that the first cause of action should be dismissed on the merits and that the four…
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