Legal Opinion
Shelton v. McCarthy
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided November 1, 1988No. CIV-86-530EPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ELFVIN, District Judge.
The plaintiff, acting pro se in this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleges that the defendants violated his constitutional rights when they submitted a presen-tence report on him that was false and inaccurate. These alleged falsifications, the plaintiff claims, caused him to be held longer than he should have been at the Great Meadow (N.Y.) Correctional Facility before being transferred to his final destination. This delay allegedly caused him mental stress, loss of valuable program time and the opportunity to have an operation. He therefore…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Pulliam v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Albert William Demoran v. F.A. Witt and John Does 1-4.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Frank S. Dorman v. Michael HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Charmer Industries, Inc., and Peerless Importers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by8 opinions
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