Braxton v. Bell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BENJAMIN BRAXTON, also known as Obed/Edom Braxton Plaintiff, -against- 9:19-CV-0073 (LEK/ML) E. BELL, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional Facility, et al., Defendants. DECISION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Benjamin Braxton commenced this pro se action on January 22, 2019, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff filed an amended complaint on August 21, 2019. Dkt. No. 32 (“Amended Complaint”). Liberally construed, the Amended Complaint alleges violation of Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment rights by Defendants Holland and…