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Brown v. Hogan

United States District Court, N.D. New York
Nov 6, 2009
9:07-CV-842 (N.D.N.Y. Nov. 6, 2009)

Summary

granting full summary judgment to defendants in access to the courts suit

Summary of this case from Brooks v. Hogan

Opinion

9:07-CV-842.

November 6, 2009

LARRY BROWN, Plaintiff, pro se, 0246987, Central New York Psychiatric Center, Marcy, NY.

JUSTIN C. LEVIN, ESQ., Asst. Attorney General, HON. ANDREW M. CUOMO, Attorney General of the State of New York, Attorney for State Defendants, Department of Law, The Capitol, Albany, New York.


DECISION and ORDER


Plaintiff, Larry Brown, brought this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By Report-Recommendation September 8, 2009, the Honorable Gustave J. DiBianco, United States Magistrate Judge, recommended that defendants' motion for summary judgment (Docket No. 45) be granted, the complaint be dismissed in its entirety; and that plaintiff's cross motion for summary judgment (Docket No. 46) be denied The plaintiff has timely filed objections to the report-recommendation.

Based upon a careful review of the entire file and the recommendations of Magistrate Judge DiBianco, the Report-Recommendation is accepted and adopted in all respects.See 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1).

Accordingly, it is

ORDERED that

1. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED;

2. Plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment is DENIED;

3. The complaint is DISMISSED in its entirety; and

4. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly and close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Brown v. Hogan

United States District Court, N.D. New York
Nov 6, 2009
9:07-CV-842 (N.D.N.Y. Nov. 6, 2009)

granting full summary judgment to defendants in access to the courts suit

Summary of this case from Brooks v. Hogan

In Brown, the court held that "even assuming that [residents] at CNYPC have the same rights as those confined pursuant to criminal convictions, there is no constitutional right to any grievance procedure, and assuming that a grievance procedure exists, there is no constitutional right, protecting the plaintiff from defendants' violation of that procedure."

Summary of this case from Treat v. Cent. N.Y. Psychiatric Ctr.
Case details for

Brown v. Hogan

Case Details

Full title:LARRY BROWN, Plaintiff, v. DR. MICHAEL F. HOGAN; DR. DONALD SAWYER; and…

Court:United States District Court, N.D. New York

Date published: Nov 6, 2009

Citations

9:07-CV-842 (N.D.N.Y. Nov. 6, 2009)

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