Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Ward

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 26, 1978PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Main, J.

On September 20, 1977 the petitioner was an inmate of Great Meadow Correctional Facility (hereafter Great Meadow) serving a term of imprisonment for robbery in the second degree and on that day was duly elected a representative to the prison’s Inmate Grievance Resolution Committee (hereafter IGRC). Petitioner’s term of office was for six months and he took office on October 1, 1977. Six days later petitioner was ordered transferred to the Green Haven Correctional Facility (hereafter Green Haven) and the commissioner concedes that the transfer was arbitrary and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Montanye v. HaymesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Gannett Co. v. De PasqualeNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Beattie v. New York State BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. People ex rel. Brown v. JohnstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1961

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Doe v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Patterson v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Hasan Jamal Abdul Majid v. HendersonDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1982
  4. Farinaro v. CoughlinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
  5. Gregg v. ScullyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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