Legal Opinion
Houghton v. Cardone
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided December 2, 2003No. 03-CV-6381LPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, James R. Houghton, commenced this action in New York State Supreme Court, Orleans County, on July 22, 2003, asserting claims under both 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. Defendants removed the action to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331, on the basis of federal question jurisdiction. Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint.
BACKGROUND
The complaint (the factual allegations of which are taken as true for purposes of this Decision and Order) alleges that early in the evening of September 1, 2000, defendants Lieutenant Daniel Culver,…
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