Legal Opinion
Jose Valentin v. David Dinkins, Nyc Police Commissioner, Mario Cuomo, Donovan, Nyc Police Officer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 5, 1997No. 1621, Docket 96-2475PublishedCited by 1,315 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-appellant Jose Valentin appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Michael B. Mukasey, Judge) dismissing his civil rights action against defendant “Dona-van, N.Y.C. Police Dept.,” for Valentin’s failure to follow the district court’s order to provide a more detailed description of that defendant. We vacate the order of dismissal and remand for further proceedings.
Background
The incident of which Valentin complains occurred on or about October 31, 1991. According to his filings with this Court, five months later Valentin was…
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