Legal Opinion
Harris v. Lord
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 7, 1997No. 95 Civ. 9073PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion and Order
BAER, District Judge:
Plaintiff prisoner pro se sues defendants pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged violations of her civil rights. Defendants move to dismiss plaintiffs cause of action. For the reasons stated below, defendants motion to dismiss plaintiffs first amendment claim is denied while defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs fourteenth amendment and eighth amendment claims is granted.
I. Background
On August 9, 1995, Plaintiff, who is Muslim, was incarcerated at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility (the “Facility”) and as such was permitted to leave the recreation…
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- Hathaway v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
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