Dizak v. Hawks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ________________________________________ STUART DIZAK, Plaintiff, v. 9:15-CV-1171 B. HAWKS, and D. ROGERS, Defendants. _________________________________________ THOMAS J. McAVOY, Senior United States District Judge DECISION & ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Stuart Dizak, an inmate in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ("DOCCS"), brought this action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

alleging violations of his constitutional rights. The claims that remained for trial were for Eighth Amendment…