Harris v. Coughlin

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Bradley, J.), entered June 1, 1989 in Ulster County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review determinations of respondents concerning conditions of petitioner’s confinement.

Petitioner, who is legally blind, is serving a sentence of incarceration at Eastern Correctional Facility in Ulster County. He commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding alleging that he has been denied access to hot water and prevented from exercising indoors or eating in the absence of fluorescent lights, contrary to the…