Legal Opinion
Govan v. Campbell
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided October 29, 2003No. 9:98-cv-00710PublishedCited by 379 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER 1
SHARPE, United States Magistrate Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff, pro se Isaac Govan filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that the defendants violated his civil rights. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. After reviewing Go-van’s claims, this court grants the defendants’ motion for summary judgment because Govan’s complaint fails to state a claim for which relief can be granted.
II. Background
The original complaint was filed more than five years ago, but Govan amended that complaint on October 12, 2001. On May 12, 2003, the defendants filed a…
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