Legal Opinion
Samuel L. Sommer v. Correctional Officer R. Dixon, Sergeant Miner, Lt. McCasland
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 8, 1983No. 985, Docket 82-2016PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Per curiam
Samuel Sommer, a prison inmate, appeals pro se from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, 524 F.Supp. 83, James T. Foley, Judge, dismissing his civil rights complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violation of due process rights in connection with a Superintendent’s Proceeding. The district court quite properly directed filing of the complaint and service upon the correctional officers named as defendants. See, e.g., Fries v. Barnes, 618 F.2d 988, 989 (2d Cir.1980); Lewis v. New York, 547 F.2d 4, 6 (2d Cir.1976). Following service and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Alred Lewis v. The State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Powell v. WardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by138 opinions
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- James Williams v. Harold J. Smith, Superintendent, and W. Morgan, C.O., Attica Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Leon v. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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