Legal Opinion
Schmelzer v. Norfleet
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 13, 1995No. 94 Civ. 8287 (DC)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
CHIN, District Judge.
Pro se plaintiff Edward Schmelzer brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking monetary damages for alleged violations of his Fourteenth Amendment Due Process rights. Defendant Barry Norfleet moves pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) to dismiss the action. For the reasons that follow, the motion is granted.
BACKGROUND 1
At the time of the alleged constitutional deprivation, Schmelzer was incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York. On April 11, 1994, for reasons that are not set forth in the complaint, Nor-fleet confined Schmelzer to…
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- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- McKinnon v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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