Legal Opinion
West v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 26, 1990No. 88 CIV 3344 (KC)PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONBOY, District Judge:
The motion currently before the Court is the defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b). The City of New York and the municipal officials named as defendants (collectively the “City”), assert that plaintiff James West (“West”), has failed to diligently prosecute his section 1983 civil rights complaint. We agree for the reasons that are set forth below.
BACKGROUND
At the commencement of this action, West was a prisoner in the custody of the New York City Department of Corrections, confined in the Rikers Island Facility.1 On May 13, 1988, West filed his…
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