Legal Opinion
Cruz v. Sielaff
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 2, 1991No. 91 Civ. 1115PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT P. PATTERSON, Jr., District Judge.
Defendants move pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for dismissal of the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Plaintiff Carlos Cruz (“Cruz”), an inmate at Rikers Island, brings this pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) on the ground that defendants violated his constitutional rights by refusing to allow him to attend his uncle’s funeral. Cruz sues for fifteen million dollars in damages.
I. FACTS
Defendants are Allyn Sielaff, Commissioner of the New York City…
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