Brewster v. Nassau County.

• Position: Access to court, prisoner abuse - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

APPOINTED ATTORNEY

PLRA -- Prisoner Litigation Reform Act

Brewster v. Nassau County, 349 F.Supp.2d 540 (E.D.N.Y. 2004). A detainee brought a [section] 1983 action. The district court dismissed the complaint, finding that the detainee failed to state a [section] 1983 conspiracy claim against a legal aid society, which had sent three successive attorneys work with the detainee. The court considered these to be state law malpractice claims and declined to exercise jurisdiction. The court found that even if the detainee suffered all of the...