Legal Opinion
Malik v. Coughlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 15, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Casey, J. P.
*834When this CPLR article 78 proceeding was commenced by petitioner, he was confined in the special housing unit (hereinafter SHU) at Attica Correctional Facility in Wyoming County. When petitioner was subsequently transferred to Sullivan Correctional Facility in Sullivan County this proceeding, which was then still pending, was also transferred to Supreme Court in Sullivan County. Supreme Court considered the application moot due to petitioner’s transfer and summarily dismissed the petition.
Due to the real possibility of recurring applications seeking the same relief and because…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- O'Lone v. Estate of ShabazzSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Arteaga v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Lucas v. ScullyNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
3Cited by5 opinions
- Bunny v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Cabassa v. KuhlmannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Majid v. LeonardoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Bunny v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Bunny v. CoughlinNew York Supreme Court · 1991