SYKES v. JAMES

No. 187, Docket 92-7949.

13 F.3d 515 (1993)

Derry SYKES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John JAMES, New York State Parole Officer, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa H. Thurau, New York City (Douglas F. Broder, Coudert Brothers, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Marion R. Buchbinder, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City (Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of the State of N.Y., of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Before: NEWMAN, Chief Judge, MINER and McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judges.


MINER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Derry Sykes appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Platt, C.J.), dismissing his complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. See Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The complaint presents a claim for deprivation of constitutional rights under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In the complaint, Sykes alleges that his parole...

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