Legal Opinion
Abdel-Jabor Malik v. Thomas L. Lavalley, Corrections Officer, Officer Buckly
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 21, 1993No. 1221, Docket 92-2796PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Abdel-Jabor Malik is a pro se civil litigant who has been granted in forma pauperis status in this litigation. His complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two corrections officers for excessive use of force was dismissed after a bench trial and judgment was entered on December 15, 1992. On appeal, Malik’s principal argument is that the magistrate judge should have secured the attendance at trial of two witnesses because Malik was unable to do so himself. The court refused to pay the necessary witness fees, even though Malik was proceeding in forma pau-peris.
We affirm the judgment of the…
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