BLACK v. COUGHLIN

No. 299, Docket 95-2190.

76 F.3d 72 (1996)

Theadore BLACK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas A. COUGHLIN III, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theadore Black, Attica, New York, Plaintiff-Appellant pro se.

Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, New York (Wayne L. Benjamin, Nancy A. Spiegel, Victor Paladino, Assistant Attorneys General, Albany, New York, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: KEARSE and WINTER, Circuit Judges, and POLLACK, District Judge.


KEARSE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff pro se Theadore Black, a New York State prisoner, appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, David G. Larimer, Judge, (a) dismissing his complaint against defendant Thomas A. Coughlin III, formerly Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services ("DOCS"), under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) seeking damages for punishment imposed as a result...

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