Legal Opinion
Alameen v. Coughlin
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 19, 1995No. CV-94-0965 (CPS)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SIFTON, Chief Judge.
This is an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by plaintiffs, Imam Hamzah S. Alameen a/k/a Gilbert Henry and Robert Golden, against defendants, Thomas A. Coughlin III, the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, and Bert Ross, the Superintendent of the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility.
The matter is currently before the Court on an application by plaintiffs for a preliminary injunction prohibiting the New York State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) from enforcing a policy prohibiting the display of black…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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