Legal Opinion
Williams v. Ward
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 11, 1982No. CV-81-1416PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
COSTANTINO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Norris Williams (“Williams”) formerly and presently an inmate at the Brooklyn House of Detention for Men (“BHDM”) located at 275 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, who was transferred for a period to the House of Detention for Men on Rikers Island (“Rikers Island”), has brought a pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against four defendants employed by the New York City Department of Corrections. Two of the defendants, John Cunningham (“Cunningham”) and William Cognell (“Cognell”), were personally served on May 14, 1981. The…
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