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NY Federal Court Denies Summary Judgment on Claims of Improper Medication Seizure, Evidence Fabrication, Improper Frisk During Prison Visit

Loaded on Feb. 1, 2021 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News February, 2021, page 56
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Visitor Searches, Summary Judgment, Unlawful Entry/Conduct. Location: New York.

by Matt Clarke

On September 21, 2020, a New York federal court issued an order denying the state summary judgment on some claims arising from a woman’s visit to a prison that resulted in her prosecution for bringing her seizure and pain medications into the prison.

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