Legal Opinion
Lloyd E. Boddie v. Officer B. Schnieder Officer D. Dewald Officer P. Robertson Sergeant K. Schmitt and Hearing Officer Mr. Pico
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 4, 1997No. 426, Docket 96-2417PublishedCited by 641 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
May inmates make Eighth Amendment claims under Section 1983 for sexual abuse by corrections officers? On April 11, 1994, Plaintiff Lloyd E. Boddie filed a pro se complaint, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, seeking damages and claiming that various officers of the Green Haven Correctional Facility had sexually harassed him (both physically and verbally), had used excessive force, had filed false misbehavior reports, and had conspired against him. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Preska, /.) concluded, inter alia, that…
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