Legal Opinion
Walker v. Schult
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 23, 2013No. Docket 12-1806-cvPublishedCited by 3,391 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIN, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Ellis Walker brought this action below pro se, alleging that the conditions of his confinement in the Federal Correctional Institution in Ray Brook, New York (“FCI Ray Brook”) amounted to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Kahn, J.) granted defendants-appellees’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Walker appeals.
We conclude that Walker’s complaint plausibly alleged violations of his…
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