Legal Opinion
Peters v. Department of Corrections
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 23, 2015No. 11 Civ. 4628(LGS)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge:
In an Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”) filed on July 9, 2012, pro se plaintiff Melvin Peters brought suit against the New York City Department of Corrections (“DOC”), former DOC Commissioner Dora Schriro, Assistant Deputy Warden Maria Texeira, Correction Officer Trevor Chambers and Correction Officer Vincent Niemiec pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Liberally construed, the Complaint alleges excessive force, deliberate indifference to medical needs and false testimony at trial. Familiarity with the facts and the procedural history of this case…
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