Cox v. Malone

OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Pro se plaintiff Keith Cox brings suit under Title 42, United States Code, section 1983 (“1983”) for excessive use of force during a pat down frisk and for violation of his Fourteenth Amendment due process rights in connection with a disciplinary hearing. Defendants Deputy Superintendent of Administrative Services Sharon Hornbeck and Correction Officer Paul J. Simms 1 now move for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. For the following reasons, defendants’ motion is granted.

II. FACTS

In 1999, Cox was…