Allen v. Coughlin

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1995-08-24

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WINTER, Circuit Judge: Jimmie Lee Allen appeals from Judge Preska’s grant of summary judgment in favor of New York corrections officials Thomas A. Coughlin III, Charles J. Scully, and Dennis Bliden. Allen sought declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as damages, because prison authorities at Green Haven Correctional Facility twice removed newspaper clippings from Allen’s incoming personal mail on the ground that they were…

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