Legal Opinion
Dean v. Coughlin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 3, 1985No. 84 Civ. 1528 (SWK)PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KRAM, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, who represent a class consisting of all persons who are or will be confined at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility (“Bedford Hills”) during the pendency of this ease, bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the dental care provided at Bedford Hills violates their rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
Named as defendants are: Thomas A. Coughlin III, the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, Raymond Broaddus, Assistant Commissioner…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wali v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Chance v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Chance v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Harrison v. BarkleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Dean v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Clarkson v. CoughlinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995
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