Legal Opinion
Hale v. Rao
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided March 8, 2011No. 9:08-cv-612PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER
DAVID N. HURD, District Judge.
1. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff John Hale (“plaintiff’ or “Hale”), a New York state prison inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, commenced this action on March 19, 2008, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and alleges that defendants — 11 employees of the New York Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”) — violated his Eighth Amendment rights. Plaintiff seeks monetary damages. On March 30, 2010, defendants moved for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 2 Defendants claim that the complaint…
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