Legal Opinion
Blyden v. Mancusi
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 3, 1999No. 97-2912PublishedCited by 393 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Chief Judge:
This appeal arises out of a class action for civil rights violations brought by prisoners after the riot in Attica prison in 1971. Karl Pfeil, a former Assistant Deputy Superintendent at Attica, appeals from judgments in favor of Frank Smith and David Brosig.
Plaintiffs instituted this class action twenty-five years ago against Pfeil and other New York State officials and corrections personnel, based on the various de*257fendants’ roles during and subsequent to the 1971 Attica prison riot. The amended complaint asserted claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of the…
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