Barnes v. Fedele

DECISION AND ORDER

DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Arrello Barnes, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”), has sued a number of defendants, all of whom at all relevant times were officials or employees of DOCS, alleging that plaintiffs constitutional rights were violated in several respects in 2007, while plaintiff was confined at Southport Correctional Facility.

Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,…