April Laws secured summary judgment dismissing all federal claims asserted against the County and numerous individual Sherriff’s Deputies brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of Plaintiffs’ due…

Gregg Johnson secured pre-discovery dismissal of multiple federal civil rights land use claims.  Shortly after the federal court dismissed all federal claims and remanded Plaintiffs’ state law claims to the…

April Laws successfully submitted a position statement and answer leading to a “no probable cause” determination. Complainant filed a Complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights, which…

April Laws filed a pre-answer motion to dismiss on a case brought pursuant to the Child Victim’s Act (CPLR §214-g) where Plaintiff alleged that, while under the care of the…

April Laws filed a pre-answer motion to dismiss an Article 78 proceeding and successfully obtained complete dismissal. Petitioner, a former New York State certified Police Officer, challenged the determination by…

Olivia Reinhardt and April Laws filed a pre-answer motion to dismiss seeking dismissal of Plaintiff’s Complaint which brought claims for damages, including punitive damages, for alleged breach of contract. Following…

April Laws orally argued before the Appellate Division, Third Department, and successfully defended Plaintiff’s appeal from an Order of the St. Lawrence County Supreme Court (Mary M. Farley, J.), which…

Plaintiff filed several actions against individual members of the Gloversville Police Department seeking damages he purported to have sustained as a result of defendants’ alleged failure to to protect his…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed the civil appeal in the 2017 civil rights action of Hillary v. Murray. The state court criminal prosecution of the…

Gregg Johnson successfully brought a motion to dismiss a federal civil rights Complaint before discovery or trial. Mr. Johnson successfully defended two Schenectady police officers who were falsely accused of…