RUGGIERO v. COUNTY OF ORANGE

Docket No. 05-4774-cv.

467 F.3d 170 (2006)

Frank RUGGIERO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF ORANGE, H. Frank Bigger, in his official and individual capacities, Lieutenant Williams, Sergeant Weed, in their official and individual capacities, Sergeant Carreri, in his official and individual capacities, Officer Losavio, in his official and individual capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: October 18, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher D. Watkins, Thornton, Bergstein & Ullrich, LLP (Stephen Bergstein, on the brief), Chester, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Hyun Chin Kim, Assistant County Attorney (David L. Darwin, County Attorney, on the brief), Goshen, NY, for the County of Orange and Defendants in their Official Capacities.

Ralph Puglielle, Drake, Sommers, Loeb, Tarshis, Catania, Liberth, Mahon & Milligram PLLC, (Stephen J. Gaba, on the brief), Newburgh, NY, for Defendants in their Individual Capacities.

Before KEARSE, WALKER and SACK, Circuit Judges.


JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Circuit Judge.

Frank Ruggiero alleges that he was subjected to excessive force by corrections officers on multiple occasions during his incarceration at Orange County Correctional Facility ("OCCF"). He did not file a formal grievance as to any of these incidents. Ruggiero filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations while he was confined at the Willard Drug Treatment Campus ("Willard") for violating his parole. The...

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