Legal Opinion
Amaker v. Haponik
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 22, 2000No. 98 CIV. 2663 (JGK) (JCF)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANCIS, United States Magistrate Judge.
This ease presents the issue of whether a proposed amendment must be rejected as futile when the district where the action is *388pending is not a proper venue for the additional claims. Anthony D. Amaker, a prison inmate, has filed a motion to amend and supplement his complaint to raise claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 & 1985(3)1 against twenty additional defendants. He alleges that these defendants interfered with his mail, violated his right of access to the courts, conspired and discriminated against him on the basis of race,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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