Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Velez
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 19, 1993No. 89 Civ. 5085 (MJL)PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANCIS, United States Magistrate Judge.
On May 1, 1989, plaintiff Gary Lewis, a prison inmate, had two altercations with a number of correction officers that resulted in injuries to Mr. Lewis and several of the officers. Mr. Lewis subsequently brought an action against Correction Officers Francisco Velez, Joseph Bennie, Thomas Casciano, Juan Lopez, Richard Richardson, Stanley Williams, Francisco Bryan, and Thomas Hayes pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that they beat him without provocation and used excessive force in restraining him. The defendants claim that Mr.…
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