Legal Opinion
Ceara v. Deacon
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 21, 2019No. 17-569-pr; August Term 2018PublishedCited by 216 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
*210 Plaintiff Rafael Ceara, a state inmate who alleges that he was attacked by a prison guard, filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in which he identified the defendant as both "John Doe" and "C.O. Deagan." He filed within the statute of limitations and then amended his complaint after the statute expired to clarify that the name of the defendant officer was "Officer Joseph Deacon." Deacon moved for summary judgment on the ground that the complaint was time barred. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Karas, J. )…
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