Case Name: Wayne Overton, Respondent-Appellant, v. Thomas A. Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Appellants-Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1988-06-09
Citations: 72 N.Y.2d 838
Docket Number: 
Parties: Wayne Overton, Respondent-Appellant, v Thomas A. Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Appellants-Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 72
Pages: 838–838

Head Matter:
Wayne Overton, Respondent-Appellant, v Thomas A. Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Appellants-Respondents.
Argued June 1, 1988;
decided June 9, 1988

Opinion:
Cross appeals dismissed, without costs, upon the ground that the issues presented are moot. The plaintiff is no longer incarcerated and he is not subject to the directives of the Department of Correction.