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MONTANYE v. HAYMES

No. 74-520.

427 U.S. 236 (1976)

96 S.Ct. 2543

49 L.Ed.2d 466

MONTANYE, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, ET AL. v. HAYMES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 25, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Lewittes, Assistant Attorney General of New York, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General, and Margery Evans Reifler and Judith A. Gordon, Assistant Attorneys General.

Alvin J. Bronstein argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Melvin L. Wulf.*

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

On June 7, 1972, respondent Haymes was removed from his assignment as inmate clerk in the law library at the Attica Correctional Facility in the State of New York. That afternoon Haymes was observed circulating among other inmates a document prepared by him and at the time signed by 82 other prisoners. Among other things, each signatory complained that he had been deprived...

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