Purnell v. Grieg

DECISION AND ORDER

DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Clyde Purnell, appearing pro se, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”), alleges that his constitutional rights were violated in certain respects in 2010, while plaintiff was confined at Groveland Correctional Facility. Defendants, all of whom at all relevant times were employed by DOCS at Groveland, have moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff has also…