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BURKS v. NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 03 CV 0645(ADS)(ARL).

288 F.Supp.2d 298 (2003)

Timothy BURKS, Jr., Plaintiff, v. NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Division of Corrections, James Neal, Medical Director, Edward Reilly, Sheriff, Nassau University Medical Center Prisonward, John Doe, and Jane Doe, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

October 11, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Burks, Jr., East Meadow, NY, for Plaintiff Pro Se.

Troy & Troy, Centereach, NY (Alexander V. Sansone, of Counsel), for the Defendant James Neal.

Nassau County Attorney's Office, Mineola, NY, by Sara A. Wells, Assistant County Attorney, Liora M. Ben-Sorek, Assistant County Attorney, for the Defendant Edward Reilly.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

This case involves an all too familiar situation: a prison inmate attempting to convert a routine accident or injury into a constitutional or civil rights violation.

Presently before the Court is a motion to dismiss the complaint by defendant Sheriff Edward Reilly ("Reilly") pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("Fed. R. Civ.P.").

I. BACKGROUND

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