Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Sullivan
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 2, 1988No. 88 Civ. 1420 (RWS)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendants James E. Sullivan (“Sullivan”), Gregory Kerns (“Kerns”), and Mil-lord Holmes (“Holmes”) have moved for summary judgment, Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, to dismiss the complaint of Marvin Anderson (“Anderson”), which alleges an unconstitutional use of force and deprivation of due process in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Upon the following facts and conclusions, the motion is granted and the complaint dismissed.
The Parties
Sullivan is the superintendent of Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a New York State prison in which Anderson was incarcerated.
Holmes is a correction…
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- Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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