Legal Opinion
Fifield v. Eaton
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 20, 2009No. 07-CV-6521LPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Darwin J. Fifield (“Fifield”) brings this action against Deborah Eaton, a senior counselor at the Gowanda Correctional Facility (“Gowanda”). Fifield alleges that during his incarceration at Gowanda, the defendant insisted that Fifield incriminate himself as to uncharged criminal activity or else face the loss of parole opportunities and “good time” credit, in violation of his Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. U.S. CONST. Amend. V, XIV.
The defendant now moves to dismiss Fifield’s complaint pursuant to Fed.…
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