Legal Opinion
Wright v. Dee
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 28, 1999No. 98 Civ. 1284(DLC)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
COTE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Melvin Wright (“Wright”) brings this complaint pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §.1983 (“Section 1983”). The defendants move to dismiss. For the reasons discussed below the motion is granted in part and denied in part.
Background
The facts are set forth below as alleged in the complaint, the amended complaint, and the opposition to the motion to dismiss. 1 Wright was incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility (“Sing Sing”) in February 1997, when his right shoulder was operated on at St. Agnes Hospital. On February 11, 1997, while recovering from…
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