Legal Opinion
Colon v. ZYDELL
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided July 22, 2009No. 07-CV-6490LPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Moisés Colon, appearing pro se, commenced this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”), has sued a number of DOCS employees, alleging that defendants have violated plaintiffs right to practice his religion under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Defendants have moved, in two separate motions, to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1 Defendants seek dismissal of…
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