Legal Opinion
Davidson v. Garry
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 16, 1996No. 1:95-cv-05394PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
BARTELS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Arthur T. Davidson, M.D., Esq., brings this action pro se pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983. Defendant Judge William Garry moves to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) and (6) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
Background
Davidson claims that Judge Garry, while presiding over a state court case brought by Davidson, referred to Davidson, “who is a [bjlack [a]ttorney[,] in vicious derogatory terms in regards to his race and color,” refused to…
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