Legal Opinion
Lawrence Johnson v. Ronald Testman, Lonnie James
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 18, 2004No. 02-0145PublishedCited by 204 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
Lawrence Johnson (“Johnson” or “plaintiff’), formerly an inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center (“MDC”) in Brooklyn, New York, filed suit against the defendants, corrections officers at MDC, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Johnson, proceeding pro se, sought damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for injuries sustained when he was attacked by another inmate, who was allegedly incited by defendant Ronald Testman (“Testman”), and when defendant Lonnie James (“James”) purportedly left him for seven hours with his hands cuffed behind…
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