Legal Opinion
Frank Zavaro v. Thomas A. Coughlin, Iii, C.R. Homrighouse
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 31, 1992No. 1597, Docket 92-2130PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Chief Judge:
C.R. Homrighouse appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Michael A. Telesca, Judge, granting plaintiff summary judgment on his claim, asserted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988), that Homrighouse violated his due process rights in a prison disciplinary hearing. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
FACTS
On July 31, 1988, a riot erupted in the mess hall of Great Meadows Prison. A number of inmates assaulted officers with fists and makeshift weapons. Plaintiff Frank Zavaro was present in the mess hall at the…
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