Legal Opinion
Barbara Monsky, for Herself and on Behalf of All Women Similarly Situated v. Honorable Howard J. Moraghan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 2, 1997No. 97-7015PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging a most unusual set of factual allegations, requires consideration of the “under color of law” element of section 1983 and the sufficiency of a claimed denial of the right of access to a court. The plaintiff, Barbara Monsky, contends that the defendant, Connecticut Superior Court Judge Howard J. Moraghan, violated her constitutional rights by permitting his dog to harass her and other women in the Clerk’s office of the State Court while she was endeavoring to examine court files in connection with her state court lawsuit.…
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