JUAN v. RAFFERTY

Civ. A. No. 83-519.

577 F.Supp. 774 (1984)

Geronimo JUAN, Inmate No. 55882, Plaintiff, v. John J. RAFFERTY, Superintendent New Jersey State Prison Rahway, Peter J. Fenton, former Superintendent New Jersey State Prison Rahway, Patrick H. Arvonio, Assist. Superintendent New Jersey State Prison Rahway, William Fauver, Commissioner of New Jersey Department of Corrections, John J. Fannon, Disciplinary Hearing Officer, New Jersey State Prison Rahway, Sgt. Louis Hagler, Sgt. James Lee, Officer Joseph Calzaretta, Officer Richard Crawford, Officer Joseph Tartza, Officer Joseph Caccavale, Officer Leonard Truchan, Officer Joseph Mullen, Officer Robert Heaney, as individuals and in their official capacities, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

January 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman A. Cohen, Perth Amboy, N.J., for plaintiff.

Irwin I. Kimmelman, Atty. Gen. of New Jersey, Trenton, N.J., for defendants.


OPINION

DEBEVOISE, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Geronimo Juan, an inmate in the New Jersey State Prison system, brought this action against various officers and prison officials for alleged violations of constitutional rights. The cause of action arises under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and jurisdiction is conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1343.

Defendants have moved for partial summary judgment.

FACTS

For the purposes of this motion all issues...

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