Legal Opinion
William Ortiz v. J. Edwin Lavallee, as Agents of the State of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 25, 1971No. 844, Docket 34000PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge:
William Ortiz, an inmate of Clinton State Prison, Dannemora, New York, 1 appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York dismissing without a hearing his complaint brought under Section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 17 Stat. 13, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1964), on the ground that his claims were barred by the applicable state statute of limitations. Appellant was granted leave to appeal in forma pauperis, and we assigned counsel.
We reverse the district court.
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Appellant’s pro se complaint alleges that in “July of 1965, or…
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- Donald A. Swan v. Board of Higher Education of the City of New York by Gustave G. Rosenberg, Its Chairman, George A. Pierson, and Margaret v. KielyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Eugene C. Romer v. Howard R. Leary, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, and the City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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