Legal Opinion

Colliton v. Bunt

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 16, 2018No. 17-942PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY ORDER

Appellant James Patrick Colliton, a former lawyer appearing pro se, appeals from the district court’s December 27, 2016 order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. Colliton sued individuals and organizations involved in administering his probation and sex offender treatment. The first amended complaint alleged (inter alia) that the defendants had violated his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination by requiring him to comply with mandatory polygraph examinations. The district court dismissed that claim sua sponte on November 5, 2015. The third amended complaint…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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