Legal Opinion
Silva v. Warden
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 24, 2003No. 2003-196PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDalianis, J.
The plaintiff, Edward Silva, appeals an order of the Superior Court (Fitzgerald, J.) granting a motion filed by the defendants, the warden and several employees of the New Hampshire State Prison, to dismiss Silva’s writ with prejudice. We reverse in part, vacate in part and remand.
Silva, an inmate at the prison, alleged the following facts in his writ. Three different corrections officers assaulted Silva on three different occasions during pat-down searches at the prison. Silva alleges that a corrections officer grabbed his genitals while conducting a pat-down search in January 2001. In March…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Daigle v. City of PortsmouthSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
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- Thorpe v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990
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