Legal Opinion
Powell v. Cusimano
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 23, 2004No. CIV.3:00CV1638(HBF)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENCH RULING
FITZSIMMONS, United States Magistrate Judge.
Kenneth Powell, a former state prisoner, brings this civil rights action against eight employees 2 of the Connecticut Department of Corrections (“DOC”), alleging violation of his rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment the United States Constitution and various state law claims. 3 Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages, punitive damages, treble damages under Conn. Gen.Stat. § 52-571c(b) and attorneys’ fees and costs under Conn. Gen.Stat. § 52-571c(b) and 42 U.S.C. § 1988.
A bench trial was held on September 15 and 16, 2008. Edward…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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