Paykina ex rel. E.L. v. Lewin

Hon. Brenda K. Sannes, United States District Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Natalya Paykina brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on behalf of her son, E.L., a minor who is in the custody of the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ("DOCCS") and who allegedly suffers from severe mental illness. (See generally Dkt. No. 1). The Complaint alleges that E.L.'s confinement in a segregated unit at Hudson Correctional Facility ("Hudson") constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (Id. at 1-2, 6-7, 15).1…