Case Name: In the Matter of Zahid Abush Shahid, Also Known as Thomas Flowers, et al., Petitioners, and Jehan Abdur Raheem et al., Appellants, v. Thomas Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1982-06-23
Citations: 56 N.Y.2d 987
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Zahid Abush Shahid, Also Known as Thomas Flowers, et al., Petitioners, and Jehan Abdur Raheem et al., Appellants, v Thomas Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 56
Pages: 987–989

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Zahid Abush Shahid, Also Known as Thomas Flowers, et al., Petitioners, and Jehan Abdur Raheem et al., Appellants, v Thomas Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents.
Argued June 8, 1982;
decided June 23, 1982
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Robert Selcov, Robert A. Kagan, Barbara Schneider Corner and David Leven for appellants.
Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Frederick R. Walsh and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondents.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order affirmed, without costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by Presiding Justice A. Franklin Mahoney at the Appellate Division (83 AD2d 8). We note, however, that the Statute of Limitations referred to by the Appellate Division was not in effect at that time.
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.