Shell v. Brzezniak.

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

U.S. District Court

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DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE

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 a corrections officer's...