Legal Opinion
Sidney v. Wilson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 24, 2005No. 03 Civ. 830 (VM)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MARRERO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Eugene Sidney (“Sidney”), a prisoner at Elmira Correctional Facility in Elmira, New York, filed this action pro se against Corrections Officers Terrance Wilson (“Wilson”) and Robert Burton (“Burton”), and Sergeant R. Murphy (“Murphy”) (collectively “Defendants”),1 alleging that they violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) by using and/or permitting the use of excessive force against him.
Wilson and Burton filed the instant motion, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (“Rule 12(b)(6)”), to dismiss Sidney’s claims against…
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- Mcpherson v. CoombeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
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