Legal Opinion

Roger Chimney v. Lieutenant Raines, et al.

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided March 31, 2026No. 3:25-cv-01317Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ROGER CHIMNEY, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:25-cv-1317 (OAW) LIEUTENANT RAINES, et al., Defendants. INITIAL REVIEW ORDER Self-represented Plaintiff Roger Chimney, an unsentenced inmate at Hartford Correctional Center (“Hartford”),1 has filed a complaint under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against UConn, the Connecticut Department of Correction (“DOC”), and ten DOC employees. See generally ECF No. 1. Plaintiff brings claims under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”).2 He seeks damages and injunctive relief for…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Hafer v. MeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Hill v. CurcioneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  5. Christopher v. HarburySupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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