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Antoine Parris, a pro se plaintiff, sued Commissioner Brian Fischer, Superintendent William Lee, and Deputy Superintendent Edward Burnett under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging an Eighth Amendment violation for failure to protect him from a stabbing by another inmate and state law negligence claims. The defendants moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim and lack of exhaustion of administrative remedies. The court denied the motion to dismiss on exhaustion grounds due to ambiguity in the complaint. However, the court granted the motion to dismiss the federal claims, finding that Parris failed to allege sufficient facts to establish deliberate indifference by the defendants or their personal involvement in an Eighth Amendment violation. The plaintiff's state law claims were also dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, as New York Corrections Law § 24 provides immunity for DOCCS employees.
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Antoine Parris, a pro se plaintiff, sued Commissioner Brian Fischer, Superintendent William Lee, and Deputy Superintendent Edward Burnett under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging an Eighth Amendment violation for failure to protect him from a stabbing by another inmate and state law negligence claims. The defendants moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim and lack of exhaustion of administrative remedies. The court denied the motion to dismiss on exhaustion grounds due to ambiguity in the complaint. However, the court granted the motion to dismiss the federal claims, finding that Parris failed to allege sufficient facts to establish deliberate indifference by the defendants or their personal involvement in an Eighth Amendment violation. The plaintiff's state law claims were also dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, as New York Corrections Law § 24 provides immunity for DOCCS employees.
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