Legal Opinion
Howard Ayers v. Thomas A. Coughlin, Iii, Commissioner, Harold J. Smith, Superintendent of Attica, S. Kerbein, Correctional Officer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 26, 1985No. 1546, Docket 85-2032PublishedCited by 204 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff Howard Ayers, acting in his own behalf and with leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this court, presents this appeal to review a judgment that granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissed the complaint instituted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaint alleges a violation of his constitutional rights by the defendants, Thomas A. Coughlin, III, the New York Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, Harold Smith, the Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility (Attica) and Shawn Kerbein, a correctional officer at that institution.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Gary Martin and Michael L. Gleason v. Carl White, Superintendent, Steve Long, Dr. Lee Roy Black, and Lew KolliasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Hohman v. HoganCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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