Legal Opinion
Peddle v. Sawyer
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 22, 1999No. 398CV2364(WWE)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
EGINTON, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff, Sharon Peddle, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (“FCI”) in Danbury, Connecticut, alleges that present and former prison officials violated her rights pursuant to the Fourth, Fifth and Eighth Amendments and the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”).
Defendants seek dismissal of the entire complaint. Ms. Peddle has filed an opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs complaint recites the following factual circumstances. From March, 1995 to May, 1996, Ms. Peddle was an inmate at…
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