Legal Opinion
Gittens v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided June 16, 1986PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Donald J. Corbett, Jr., J.
Claimants herein seek to recover damages from the State of New York for their allegedly wrongful, unjust and/or illegal confinement in their cells (keeplock) related to disciplinary action initiated pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Correctional Services (7 NYCRR part 250 et seq.).
The claims herein fall within three distinct factual situations, each of which provoke essentially similar analysis. Situation I, encompassing the claim of Darius Gittens, concerns a prison inmate who had been keeplocked pursuant to 7 NYCRR…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Broughton v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Tango v. TulevechNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by27 opinions
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