Opinion
9:08-CV-1187 (NAM/DRH)
09-18-2012
GEORGE R. SWANTON, Plaintiff, v. LAWRENCE SCZERBA, S.H.T.A. Central New York Psychiatric Center also known as Larry Hagan; and CINDY LAW, Medical Doctor, Central New York Psychiatric Center, Defendants.
GEORGE R. SWANTON Attica Correctional Facility Plaintiff Pro Se HON. ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, Attorney General for the State of New York CHRISTOPHER W. HALL, Esq., Assistant Attorney General The Capitol Attorney for Defendants
APPEARANCES: GEORGE R. SWANTON
Attica Correctional Facility
Plaintiff Pro Se
HON. ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, Attorney General for the State of New York
CHRISTOPHER W. HALL, Esq., Assistant Attorney General
The Capitol
Attorney for Defendants
Hon. Norman A. Mordue , U.S. District Judge:
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
In this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff pro se, an inmate in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Services ("DOCCS"), alleges that defendants, two employees of the Central New York Psychiatric Center ("CNYPC"), violated his Eighth Amendment rights. Defendants move (Dkt. No. 116) for summary judgment dismissing the second amended complaint (Dkt. No. 84). Upon referral pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 72.3(c), Magistrate Judge Homer has prepared a Report-Recommendation and Order (Dkt. No. 126) recommending that defendants' motion be granted. The Court adopts Magistrate Judge Homer's recitation of the facts, procedural background, and applicable law, and does not repeat them here.
Plaintiff has submitted an objection (Dkt. No. 127) and a supplemental objection (Dkt. No. 129). In view of the nature of plaintiff's objections, the Court conducts de novo review. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). On de novo review, the Court agrees with Magistrate Judge Homer's analysis and conclusions in all respects. Magistrate Judge Homer's factual summary is supported by the record and his discussion of the applicable law is correct. Magistrate Judge Homer properly applied the standard for summary judgment and properly accorded plaintiff the deference to which he is entitled as a pro se litigant. The issues plaintiff raises are either not supported by the record or are not material. For example, citing to page four of the Report-Recommendation and Order, plaintiff takes issue with what he contends is a finding by Magistrate Judge Homer that plaintiff suffered no acute trauma to the shoulder from the incident. The cited portion of the Report-Recommendation and Order, however, is a quote from the affidavit of defendant Cindy Law relating her interpretation of the x-ray report, not a factual finding by Magistrate Judge Homer. There is no merit to plaintiff's objections.
The x-ray report states in full: "Three views show moderate degenerative changes at the glenohumeral and acromioclavicular joints. There is calcification at the rotator cuff insertion consistent with calcific tendonitis. There are multiple old healed adjacent rib fractures."
It is therefore
ORDERED that the Report-Recommendation and Order (Dkt. No. 126) is accepted and adopted in full; and it is further
ORDERED that defendants' motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 116) is granted and the action dismissed on the merits; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to serve copies of this Memorandum-Decision and Order in accordance with the Local Rules of the Northern District of New York.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
September 18, 2012
Syracuse, New York