Wali v. Coughlin

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that a mandatory injunction “should issue only upon a clear showing that the moving party is entitled to the relief requested, or where extreme or very serious damage will result form a denial of preliminary relief”
• noting that, “to establish that ... he is likely to prevail on the merits of the underlying controversy,” an applicant for injunctive relief “need only make a showing that the probability of his prevailing is better than fifty percent”
• preliminary injunction with effect of granting disclosure of report would moot trial on the merits concerning entitlement to same report
• “[S]uch a conclusion dictates virtually unbounded deference to a corrections official’s discretion, for there is no prisoner interest against which to balance it.”
• First Amendment right to “receive information” entitled to special solicitude

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Cited by

178 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Turner v. Safley
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-01· cited 6,491×
• O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-09· cited 2,176×
• Beard v. Banks
  Supreme Court· 2006-06-28· cited 797×
• Tom Doherty Associates, Inc. D/B/A Tor Books v. Saban Entertainment, Inc. And Saban International N.V.
  Second Circuit· 1995-07-12· cited 639×
• James Williams v. Harold J. Smith, Superintendent, and W. Morgan, C.O., Attica Correctional Facility
  Second Circuit· 1986-01-15· cited 571×
• Paul Jolly v. Thomas Coughlin, Robert Greifinger, John P. Keane, C. Greiner, S. Kapoor
  Second Circuit· 1996-02-07· cited 559×
• Schrier v. University of Colorado
  Tenth Circuit· 2005-10-31· cited 502×
• Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. v. VCG Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd.
  Second Circuit· 2010-03-10· cited 397×
• Shakur v. Selsky
  Second Circuit· 2004-12-06· cited 310×
• Allen v. Coughlin
  Second Circuit· 1995-08-24· cited 300×
• N. Am. Soccer League, LLC v. U.S. Soccer Fed'n, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2018-02-23· cited 250×
• O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao Do Vegetal v. Ashcroft
  Tenth Circuit· 2004-11-12· cited 237×
• Irvin Dana Beal and Robert B. MacDonald v. Henry Stern, in His Official Capacity as Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
  Second Circuit· 1999-06-09· cited 175×
• In Re Revel AC, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 2015-09-30· cited 171×
• Washington v. James
  Second Circuit· 1986-02-03· cited 157×
• William E. Martin v. Sgt. Earl Kelley
  Sixth Circuit· 1986-10-08· cited 153×
• Fisher v. Goord
  W.D. New York· 1997-07-16· cited 149×
• Goodheart Clothing Company, Inc. v. Laura Goodman Enterprises, Inc., Laura Goodman and Benjamin Goodman
  Second Circuit· 1992-05-07· cited 103×
• Nicholson v. Scoppetta
  Second Circuit· 2003-09-16· cited 96×
• Mohammed v. Reno
  Second Circuit· 2002-10-24· cited 81×

Other cases named Wali v. Coughlin

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Wali v. Coughlin
  N.D. New York· 1984-11-08· cited 2×