Eggleton v Commissioner of Corrective Services NSW [2021] NSWSC 1605

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Eggleton v Commissioner of Corrective Services NSW [2021] NSWSC 1605 Hearing dates: 8 December 2021 Date of orders: 8 December 2021 Decision date: 08 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J as Duty Judge Decision: 1. Direct that the Second defendant be removed as Second Defendant from these proceedings. 2. Notice of Motion is dismissed. 3. Costs in the cause. Catchwords: DUTY LIST — injunctive relief sought — plaintiff in custody — request for orders for access to personal laptop and other resources while in custody — plaintiff involved in ongoing NCAT and Supreme Court litigation — where plaintiff's request for protection non-association prisoner status impacted upon access to legal resources — where plaintiff has already been provided access and has ongoing opportunity to access legal resources and facilities in line with custodial policy and procedures — notice of motion dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bernard-Ross v the State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 182 Commissioner of Corrective Services v Liristis (2018) 98 NSWLR 113; [2018] NSWCA 143 Hamzy v the Commissioner of Corrective Services and the State of New South Wales [2020] NSWSC 414 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rickie William Leslie Eggleton (Plaintiff) Commissioner of Corrective Services NSW (First Defendant) General Manager, Clarence Correctional Centre (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented (Plaintiff) C Ernst (First Defendant)