Shell v. Brzezniak.

• Position: Shell v. Brzezniak, 365 F.Supp.2d 362

U.S. District Court

PRIVILEGED CORRESPONDENCE

Shell v. Brzezniak, 365 F.Supp.2d 362 (W.D.N.Y. 2005). A prisoner filed a [section] 1983 action alleging that correctional officers violated his First and Eighth Amendment rights. After partial summary judgment was granted in favor of some defendants, the prisoner filed a motion to amend his complaint for the third time. The district court granted the motion in part, and denied it in part. The court held that the prisoner failed to state a valid [section] 1983 claim...