Legal Opinion
Randle v. Alexander
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 16, 2016No. 10-CV-9235 (JPO)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge
Plaintiff El’Reko D’Wayne Randle filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Randle alleges that prison officials violated the Eighth Amendment by forcing him to fight and ultimately kill another prisoner while they watched. He also alleges Eighth Amendment violations related to a two-year period of solitary confinement. In three separate motions, Defendants move for summary judgment. (Dkt. Nos. 239-41.) For the reasons that follow, the motions are denied.
I. Factual Background
There are a number of Defendants in this action. Dennis Benitez, William…
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