Legal Opinion
Rangolan v. County of Nassau
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 26, 1999No. CV 97-3343(ADS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
In this negligence action involving the assault by one inmate against an informant inmate, who should not have been housed together, and a consequent suit for damages, the only issues presently before the Court are: (1) whether the plaintiffs, at the conclusion of the evidence, should be permitted to amend their complaint to allege, pursuant to CPLR 1602(2)(iv) that the defendants have a “nondelegable duty” to keep prisoners safe from foreseeable risks of harm; and if so (2) whether prison officials do, in fact, have a “nondelegable duty”…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hillburn v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Kemp v. WaldronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Littlejohn v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Cortes v. Riverbridge Realty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Bowman v. CampbellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Carib Ocean Shipping, Inc. v. ArmasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
- Rangolan v. County of NassauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Edwards v. The City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2019
- Neville Rangolan v. The County Of NassauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000