Murray v. Coleman

DECISION AND ORDER

DAVID G. LARIMER, United States District Judge

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff William A. Murray brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the State of New York, the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”), and a number of individual defendants, most of whom are or were employed by DOCS at the time of the relevant events, alleging, that the defendants violated his constitutional rights to free speech and due process.1

For much of the time this action was pending, plaintiff represented himself. The case was duly scheduled for a jury trial to begin on May 16,…