Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Witkowski
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided December 19, 2013No. 09-CV-6622LPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Jason Garcia, commenced this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (“DOCCS”), asserts claims under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution against Anthony Witkowski, Daniel Heintz, and M. Meyer, who at all relevant times were correction officers employed by DOCCS.
Plaintiff brought this action pro se, but the Court has since appointed counsel to represent him. Dkt. #37. Through counsel, plaintiff has filed a…
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