Legal Opinion
Jones v. Smith
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 3, 1983PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John S. Conable, J.
This CPLR article 78 proceeding was commenced to attack the legality of disciplinary procedures in use at the Attica Correctional Facility. At issue is whether such procedures may be given legal effect even though they were adopted pursuant to an administrative order and not filed with the Department of State. The petitioners contend that hearings conducted under this new system violated rights guaranteed to inmates under prior regulations and by court decisions interpreting the due process clause (see Wolff v McDonnell, 418 US 539).
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- 300 Gramatan Avenue Associates v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Dixon v. LoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Matter of Carroll v. . Knickerbocker Ice Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
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3Cited by17 opinions
- James Williams v. Harold J. Smith, Superintendent, and W. Morgan, C.O., Attica Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Wali v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Burgos v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Wightman v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional InstitutionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Wilson v. StateIdaho Court of Appeals · 1987
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