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New York Prisoner's Retaliation Suit Remanded for Trial
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2005
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2005, page 20
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment to guards in a prisoner's retaliation suit. This action was filed by New York prisoner Anthony Bennett, alleging he was retaliated against for successfully prosecuting a previous lawsuit and filing grievances.
Filed under:
Retaliation for Litigating,
Retaliation for Filing Grievances,
HIV/AIDS,
Disciplinary Hearings,
Retaliatory Discipline.
Location:
New York.
In 1995, Bennett filed ...
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