Trammell v. Keane

JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Reginald Trammell, a New York State prisoner, appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Loretta Preska, District Judge), granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissing Trammell’s complaint brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In his complaint, Trammell claims various violations of his right to due process and his Eighth Amendment right to be free from “cruel and unusual punishment.” As we explain below, the only claim at issue in this appeal is Trammell’s contention…