Legal Opinion
Kopec v. Coughlin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 21, 1990No. 90 Civ. 0236 (WK)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.
In this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, defendants Thomas A. Coughlin, III, Dr. Raymond Broaddus, Robert W. Spence, Dr. Francesco Karcnik, and Dr. Barry Scheinfeld move to dismiss the complaint. For the reasons which follow, we grant their motions.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff, who from February 1987 to February 1990 was in the custody of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, alleges that defendants in their personal capacities violated his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by failing promptly to provide…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Nathaniel Williams v. Leon J. Vincent, Superintendent of Green Haven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- United States ex rel. Hyde v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Young v. HarrisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
3Cited by2 opinions
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