Legal Opinion
Mora v. Hughes
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided February 28, 2017No. 6:15-CV-06038 EAWPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ELIZABETH A. WOLFORD, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Oscar Mora (“Plaintiff’), pro se and incarcerated at Attica Correctional Facility (“Attica”), brings this action against three Attica employees—W. Hughes (“Hughes”), Deputy of Security; J. Rao (“Dr. Rao”), a doctor; and A. Haynes (“Haynes”), a nurse (collectively, “Defendants”)—pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (Dkt. 1). Dr. Rao moves to dismiss the complaint against him pursuant to Rule…
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