Legal Opinion

Benitez v. King

District Court, W.D. New York

Decided March 28, 2018No. 17-CV-06230 EAWPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELIZABETH A. WOLFORD, United States District Judge

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Henry Benitez ("Plaintiff"), proceeding pro se , commenced this action against a number of named and unnamed prison officials (collectively, "Defendants") pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Dkt. 1). Plaintiff alleges that Defendants violated his constitutional rights under the First and Eighth Amendments of the Constitution, as more specifically stated in the Complaint.

Currently pending before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction (Dkt. 4),1 and Defendants' motion for sanctions pursuant to Rule 11 of…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
  4. Ben Gary Triestman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  5. Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by21 opinions

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