After successfully obtaining dismissal of Plaintiff’s federal Section 1983 claims with the United States District Court, Northern District of New York, April J. Laws moved the New York State Supreme…

Mullahey v. Zurlo, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18375 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2017) The federal court for the Northern District of New York granted a pre-discovery motion to dismiss filed by…

Prior v. Clinton County, No. 8:15-cv-00009 (N.D.N.Y. 2017) This action was brought by a pro se inmate, asserting allegation of excessive force and deliberate medical indifference. After conducting an exhaustion…

Wittmer v. Oneonta, No. 5:14-cv-01217 (N.D.N.Y. 2017) The federal court for the Northern District of New York granted complete summary judgment, dismissing Plaintiff’s 1983 and 1988 claims of excessive force…

Parson v. York, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28951 (N.D.N.Y. 2017) The federal court for the Northern District of New York granted a motion filed by April Laws seeking pre-discovery dismissal…

Jenkins v. Cty. of Wash., 697 F. Appx. 102, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 18240** (2d Cir. 2017) The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed U.S. District…

Warner-Levison v. Village of Potsdam, Index No. 2016-0147725 (NY Sup Ct St. Lawrence County, Dec. 23, 2016) The New York Supreme Court, County of St. Lawrence, granted a motion filed…

Parson v. Farmer, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77739 (N.D.N.Y. 2016) The Federal court for the Northern District of New York granted complete summary judgment dismissing excessive force claims by an…

Lucas v. Devlin, 139 AD3d 1196 (3d Dept 2016) New York’s Appellate Division, Third Department affirmed a summary judgment dismissal of an inmate’s claim regarding the Sheriff’s transfer of bail…

Gourd v. Washington County, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128495 (N.D.N.Y. 2016) The Federal court for the Northern District of New York granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss inmate’s “failure to protect”…