Legal Opinion
Tate v. Carlson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 26, 1985No. 84 Civ. 1852-CSHPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, District Judge:
On January 14, 1976 plaintiff Otis J. Tate was sentenced in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to an 18-year sentence for theft of government property and assault on a federal officer. He was ultimately confined at the Federal Correctional Institution at Otisville, N.Y.
On April 9, 1983 Tate was involved in a fight with another inmate, who died of stab wounds. The prison authorities placed Tate in administrative detention pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 541.22. “Administrative detention” is defined by that section of the regulations as “the status…
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