Legal Opinion
Duamutef v. Morris
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 29, 1997No. 96 Civ. 1115(SS)PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SOTOMAYOR, District Judge.
Pro se plaintiff, Duaut Duamutef, an inmate at Wende Correctional Facility, brings this action for monetary damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He. alleges that his state criminal conviction was based upon the wrongful conduct of the defendants, all New York City police officers, who orchestrated his arrest and coerced witnesses to testify against him falsely at trial in retaliation for his involvement with the New African Liberation Movement.
Defendant Morris, the only defendant who has been served in this action, moves to dismiss the…
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