Legal Opinion
Adams v. Galletta
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 26, 1997No. 96 Civ. 3750 (JGK)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KOELTL, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Alfred Adams, Jr., proceeding pro se, brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking compensatory damages for alleged violations of his civil rights while he was a pretrial detainee at the Brooklyn and Bronx Houses of Detention. The defendants now move pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. For the reasons explained below, the defendants’ motion is granted in part and denied in part.
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On a motion to dismiss, the factual allegations…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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