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Ward v. Goord

United States District Court, N.D. New York
Jan 13, 2009
9:06-CV-1429 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 13, 2009)

Summary

holding that "[t]he failure to provide a single [kosher] meal is insufficient to allege a constitutional violation"

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Opinion

9:06-CV-1429.

January 13, 2009

KENNETH WARD, Plaintiff, Pro Se, Rochester, NY.

JAMES B. McGOWAN, ESQ., ADRIENNE J. KERWIN, ESQ., RISA L. VIGLUCCI, ESQ., HON. ANDREW M. CUOMO, Attorney General of the Attorney for the Defendants, Department of Law, The Capitol, Albany, NY.


DECISION and ORDER


Plaintiff, Kenneth Ward, brought this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By Report-Recommendation dated December 1, 2008, the Honorable David R. Homer, United States Magistrate Judge, recommended that defendants' motion for summary judgment be granted as to all claims and all defendants. No objections to the Report-Recommendation have been filed.

Based upon a careful review of the entire file and the recommendations of Magistrate Judge Homer, the Report-Recommendation is accepted and adopted in all respects.See 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1).

Accordingly, it is

ORDERED that

1. The defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED;

2. The plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED as to all claims and all defendants; and

3. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly and close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Ward v. Goord

United States District Court, N.D. New York
Jan 13, 2009
9:06-CV-1429 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 13, 2009)

holding that "[t]he failure to provide a single [kosher] meal is insufficient to allege a constitutional violation"

Summary of this case from Rutherford v. Westchester Cnty.

holding that "[t]he failure to provide a single [kosher] meal is insufficient to allege a constitutional violation"

Summary of this case from Torres v. Aramark Food & Commissary Servs. of the Orange Cnty. Corr. Facility

noting that an inmate's allegation that he was served rotten food may have been sufficient to allege an Eighth Amendment violation if he named the appropriate defendants

Summary of this case from Salgado v. Dubois

failing to "receive a response to a complaint . . . is insufficient to establish personal involvement [especially when] there is no other showing that [defendant] knew of or directly participated in any alleged violation."

Summary of this case from Tafari v. Stein
Case details for

Ward v. Goord

Case Details

Full title:KENNETH WARD, Plaintiff, v. GLENN GOORD, Commissioner; LUCIEN LeCLAIRE…

Court:United States District Court, N.D. New York

Date published: Jan 13, 2009

Citations

9:06-CV-1429 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 13, 2009)

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