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WILLIAMS v. SMITH

No. 382, Docket 85-2158.

781 F.2d 319 (1986)

James WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Harold J. SMITH, Superintendent, and W. Morgan, C.O., Attica Correctional Facility, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara A. McCormick, New York City (Frederick T. Davis, Gregory L. Diskant, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Colvin Grannum, Albany, N.Y. (Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen., Robert Hermann, Sol. Gen., William J. Kogan, Asst. Sol. Gen., Linda J. Cohen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Albany, N.Y., of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before MANSFIELD, MESKILL and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges.

MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:

James Williams, an inmate of the New York State Correctional Facility at Attica ("Attica"), appeals an order of the Western District of New York, John T. Curtin Chief Judge, granting summary judgment dismissing his action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against defendants Harold J. Smith, Superintendent of Attica, and W. Morgan, Correctional Officer. The complaint alleged that the defendants had violated Williams' constitutional...

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