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JOHNSON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

86 Civ. 7672 (JES).

699 F.Supp. 1071 (1988)

Richard JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, Charles Scully, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility, Thomas Pisco, and Ralph Reynolds, Defendants.

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

November 21, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Johnson, Stormville, N.Y., pro se.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of State of N.Y., New York City, for defendants; Eugene Zegarowicz, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SPRIZZO, District Judge:

Richard Johnson, prisoner pro se,1 brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). Plaintiff contends that confinement in a cell with an inoperable sink for nine days constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Defendants have moved for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c) on the grounds...

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