CEARA v. DEACON

No. 17-569-pr August Term 2018.

916 F.3d 208 (2019)

Rafael CEARA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DOCCS Officer Joseph DEACON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: February 21, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alessandra DeBlasio , New York, N.Y., for appellant Rafael Ceara.

Steven C. Wu , Judith N. Vale , David Lawrence III , for Barbara D. Underwood , Solicitor General, Letitia A. James , Attorney General, New York, N.Y., for appellee DOCCS Officer Joseph Deacon.

Before: CABRANES, PARKER, Circuit Judges, MATSUMOTO, District Judge.


Plaintiff Rafael Ceara, a state inmate who alleges that he was attacked by a prison guard, filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in which he identified the defendant as both "John Doe" and "C.O. Deagan." He filed within the statute of limitations...

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