Legal Opinion
Hank Purcell, Jr. v. Com. Tom Coughlin, Warden Dominic Montello, Edward Abbott, Dolores Weztherbee, William Reisdorf, Carl Berg and Guard Luczrelli
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 13, 1986No. 960, Docket 85-2251PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Hank Purcell, Jr. appeals from a judgment dismissing his pro se complaint for compensatory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). Applying our reasoning in Washington v. James, 782 F.2d 1134 (2d Cir.1986), we hold that the complaint adequately stated causes of action under section 1983 for interference with Purcell’s incoming and outgoing mail and for retaliation against him for commencing this litigation.
In a complaint dated August 8, 1984, Purcell claimed that various prison officials (1) between March 9, 1984 and August 8, 1984 denied him periodicals that he was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Washington v. JamesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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