Legal Opinion
Salahuddin v. Cuomo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 4, 1988No. 240, Docket 87-2131PublishedCited by 1,727 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff pro se Richard A. Salahuddin appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, James T. Foley, Judge, dismissing his complaint for monetary, declaratory, and injunctive relief pursuant to, inter alia, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), on account of various alleged deprivations of his rights while he was a New York State prisoner. The court dismissed the complaint sua sponte on the ground that its length and detail violated Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Federal Rules” or “Rules”). For the reasons…
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