Legal Opinion
Kozlowski v. Coughlin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 22, 1982No. 81 Civ. 5886(CES), 81 Civ. 2355(CES)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
STEWART, District Judge:
These cases challenge the constitutionality of Directive 4403 of the New York State Department of Correctional Services pertaining to the inmate visitation program at state correctional facilities. The plaintiffs, who seek certification to bring this action on behalf of all present and future inmates and visitors of inmates, contend that Directive 4403 1 violates rights guaranteed by the First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments by permitting the suspension of visitation privileges without adequate procedural protections. Plaintiffs in both cases…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Barbara Polk v. New York State Department of Correctional Services, a State AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Kozlowski v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Dugar v. CoughlinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Morrison v. LefevreDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Chimurenga v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999
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