Hafez v. City of Schenectady, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49918 (N.D.N.Y. 2018) The federal court for the Northern District of New York granted a pre-discovery motion to dismiss a civil…

Lanning v. City of Glens Falls, 908 F.3d 19 (2d Cir. 2018); affirming 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32878 (N.D.N.Y. 2017) The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,…

O’Brien v. Yugartis, 54 F. Supp. 3d 186, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132445 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 22, 2014) The federal court for the Northern District of New York granted a motion…

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…