Haywood v. Drown

Decision Date16 June 2008
Docket NumberNo. 07–10374.,07–10374.
Citation171 L.Ed.2d 863,76 USLW 3649,76 USLW 3654,554 U.S. 902,128 S.Ct. 2938,77 USLW 3023
PartiesKeith HAYWOOD, petitioner, v. Curtis DROWN, et al.
CourtU.S. Supreme Court
OPINION TEXT STARTS HERE

Case below, 9 N.Y.3d 481, 851 N.Y.S.2d 84, 881 N.E.2d 180.

Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of New York granted.

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  • Haywood v. Drown
    • United States
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • May 26, 2009
    ...at 191. Recognizing the importance of the question decided by the New York Court of Appeals, we granted certiorari. 554 U.S. 902, 128 S.Ct. 2938, 171 L.Ed.2d 863 (2008). We now reverse.II Motivated by the belief that damages suits filed by prisoners against state correction officers were by......

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