Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit September 29, 1994, No. 1530, Docket 93-2732 (Hathaway v. Coughlin)

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ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Joseph Foote (“Foote”) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Scullin, /.), denying his motions for a directed verdict. Plaintiff-appellee William Hathaway (“Hathaway”), an inmate at a New York State correctional facility, instituted this action under 42 U.S.C.