Legal Opinion
Tacheau v. Mastrantonio
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 2012Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David I. Schmidt, J.
Defendants Richard R. Granger (Granger), John Cala (Cala), and David Napoli (Napoli) move for summary judgment in their favor to dismiss the complaint as asserted against them.
Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for violations of his rights under the First, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, pursuant to 42 USC § 1983. In the complaint, plaintiff, a former inmate, alleges that he sustained numerous injuries when he was assaulted by *332a group of correctional officers while he was a prisoner at South-port…
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