Legal Opinion
Gill v. Mooney
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 16, 1987No. 451, Docket 86-2266PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
Anthony Gill, a pro se plaintiff, appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (McCurn, J.) dismissing his civil rights complaint. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Although we agree with the district court that many of plaintiff's allegations fail to state claims of constitutional dimension, we believe that several portions of his 124-paragraph complaint allege colorable claims for relief. Accordingly, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
Plaintiff, a State prisoner, sued eighteen officers and employees of the Great Meadow…
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