Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. Coughlin
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 3, 1994No. 623, Docket 92-2292PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant John Hernandez appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Kram, /.), dismissing his complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The complaint presents a claim for deprivation of constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In-the complaint, Hernandez alleges that defendants-appellees Thomas A. Coughlin, Commissioner New York Department of Corrections, Joseph Pranzenica, Family Service Coordinator, and Dean Riley,…
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