Legal Opinion

Frank Graham v. Correctional Sergeant Lewinski, Correctional Officer Piechoki, Correctional Officer Schimley, Attica Correctional Facility

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 25, 1988No. 896, Docket 87-2413PublishedCited by 222 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FEINBERG, Chief Judge:

Frank Graham, an incarcerated state prisoner, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, dismissing his complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and granting summary judgment to defendant correction officers. Appellant contends that the district court erred in granting summary judgment because appellant’s papers in the district court raised material issues of fact. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand the case for further proceedings.

I. Background

In August 1986,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Robert Louis Roseboro v. Sam P. Garrison, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Warden of Central PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
  2. Arthur Lewis v. Gordon H. FaulknerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  3. Sellers v. M.C. Floor Crafters, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  4. Beacon Enterprises, Inc. v. Mary Rose MenziesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
  5. Jack Griffith v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by222 opinions

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