Legal Opinion
Green v. Coughlin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 25, 1986No. 85 Civ. 6057 (GLG)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge:
In years past, when prisoners’ civil rights cases were first beginning to clog the court calendars, state regulations were enacted to govern prison disciplinary proceedings. Presumably, these regulations would alleviate the flood of federal suits alleging due process violations in administering prison discipline. This laudable objective has never materialized. Instead, the passage of such state regulations has simply prompted additional suits claiming failure to follow state regulations. This is such a case. Background
On January 16, 1984, while incarcerated at…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by10 opinions
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