Legal Opinion
Dugar v. Coughlin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 11, 1985No. 83 Civ. 7471 (JES)PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
SPRIZZO, District Judge:
Plaintiff pro se Joseph Dugar brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 & 1985 for injunctive relief and damages, 1 alleging that various actions and practices of the defendants violated his civil rights and those of state prisoners. The complaint states two types of claims: the first relates to prisoners’ right of access to the courts, and the second regards prisoners’ participation in the New York Temporary Release Program (“TRP”).
Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Ped.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. 2
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2Cases cited47 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Romer v. MorgenthauDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000
- Rockefeller v. United States Court of Appeals Office, for the Tenth Circuit JudgesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- McLaughlin v. CitiMortgage, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2010
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