OQUENDO v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

No. 3:16-cv-1709 (MPS).

VILMA OQUENDO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE No. ESTATE OF SONNY RIVERA, Plaintiffs, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, ET AL., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

February 27, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Nature of Suit: 555 Prisoner Petitions - Prison Conditions
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vilma Oquendo, individual and as Mother and as Administratrix of the Estate of Sonny Rivera, now deceased, Plaintiff, represented by Richard C. Gordon , Law Office of Richard C. Gordon, Esq.

Department of Corrections, State of Connecticut, Perez, Department of Correction Officer, individually and in his official capacities, Benjamin Weiner, individually and in his official capacities, Tony Romano, individually and in his official capacities, Kris Pelon, individually and in his official capacities, Joseph Smith, individual and in his official capacities, Brad Emmelmann, Lieutenant, individually and in his official capacities, Sean Guimond, Lieutenant, individually and in his official capacities, Melvin Saylor, Lieutenant, individually and in his official capacities, William Mulligan, Deputy Warden, individually and in his official capacities, Donald Cyr, Deputy Warden, individually and in his official capacities & Maranelli, Captain, individually and in his official capacities, Defendants, represented by Thomas J. Davis, Jr. , Attorney General's Office.


RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS

This lawsuit stems from the tragic death of Sonny Rivera, who died while in custody at the Northern Correctional Institution (NCI), in Somers, Connecticut. His mother, Vilma Oquendo, brings this action against the Department of Correction (DOC) and several...

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