Legal Opinion
Facey v. Dickhaut
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 25, 2012No. C.A. No. 11-10680-MLWPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOLF, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Pro se Plaintiff Valentino Facey alleges his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment was violated when correctional officials knowingly placed him in danger by assigning him to a housing unit where he was violently attacked by members of a rival gang. He brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
The defendants have moved to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons described below, the defendants’ motion is being allowed in part and denied in part. Specifically,…
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