Legal Opinion
Easton v. Sundram
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 18, 1991No. 1581, Docket 91-7165PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
Dr. Karl Easton appeals from a judgment entered on July 18, 1990 pursuant to an opinion and order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Robert W. Sweet, Judge) granting defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint for failure of pleading under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Easton, now represented by counsel, contends that the district court overlooked three well-pleaded constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in his pro se complaint: claims for first amendment retaliation, malicious prosecution, and a violation of a protected liberty…
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