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McDUFFIE v. RIKERS ISLAND MEDICAL DEPT.

No. 86 Civ. 5191 (RWS).

668 F.Supp. 328 (1987)

Melvin McDUFFIE, Plaintiff, v. RIKERS ISLAND MEDICAL DEPARTMENT; New York Medical College; Medical Department Downstate C.F.; and Stephen Dalshein, Superintendent, Downstate, C.F., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

September 4, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin McDuffie, Plaintiff Pro Se Fishkill, N.Y.

Peter L. Zimroth, Corp. Counsel of the City of New York, New York City, for Municipal defendants; Barbara S. Finger, Asst. Corp. Counsel, of counsel.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of the State of N.Y., New York City, for State defendants; David Cook, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel.

OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

Plaintiff pro se Melvin McDuffie ("McDuffie") has brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants Rikers Island Medical Department ("RIMD")1, the New York Medical College ("NYMC"), the Medical Department at Downstate Correctional Facility ("Downstate"), and Stephen Dalsheim ("Dalsheim"), the superintendent at Downstate. McDuffie seeks $20,000,000 in compensatory...

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