Legal Opinion
Sebastiano v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 11, 1985No. Claim No. 64371PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Murray, J.), entered April 10, 1984, which dismissed the claim.
On June 13, 1980, claimant, an inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility, was confined to his cell under "keep lock” status, pending transfer to another correctional facility. The evidence established, and the Court of Claims so found, that it was customary to keep lock a prisoner about to be transferred because of the danger that another inmate, having a grudge against him, would be likely to commit some harmful act before the opportunity to do so was lost by the transfer. Claimant’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- De Long v. County of ErieNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- D'Angelo v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Brooks v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- D'Angelo v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Hutchins v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Dizak v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Kemp v. WaldronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Auger v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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