Legal Opinion
Silverstein v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided March 23, 2010No. Civil Action 07-cv-02471-PAB-KMTPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS
PHILIP A. BRIMMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Thomas Silverstein filed this action challenging the constitutionality of the conditions of his confinement in the federal prison system. This case is presently before the Court on various motions to dismiss filed by the defendants. The Court’s subject-matter jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
The Court derives the following facts from plaintiffs second amended complaint [Docket No. 158] and presumes them to be true for the sake of this motion. See Alvarado v.…
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