Legal Opinion
Nathaniel Williams v. Leon J. Vincent, Superintendent of Green Haven Correctional Facility
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 30, 1974No. 129, Docket 73-2781PublishedCited by 227 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Nathaniel Williams appeals the dismissal of his pro se, handwritten complaint seeking damages of $100,001.00 from various state prison personnel under the Civ.il Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985(3), for injuries sustained while imprisoned by the State of New York at the Green Haven Correctional Facility, Stormville, New York, in 1969. 1 The complaint, against Leon J. Vincent, superintendent of the Green Haven facility, Lieutenant Swissler, a prison guard, and unnamed prison hospi tal officials, 2 was dismissed on October 29, 1973, upon defendants’ motion,…
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