U.S. District Court, WDNY Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Howard v. Doctor C. Deuel, et al. 10-cv-06228 Judge Siragusa Background: The plaintiff, an inmate in custody of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, brought an action alleging the defendants ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY RICO RICO Case Statement — Standing Kapner v. Riverside Wine & Liquor, Inc. 09-cv-6565-CJS Judge Siragusa Background: The plaintiff, a former employee of the defendant, alleged that certain directors and managers had conducted illegal activities with ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Deliberate Indifference Serious Medical Need – Administrative Remedies Smith v. Haag, et al. 08-cv-06360-CJS Judge Siragusa Background: The plaintiff, an inmate previously in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Due Process Inmate’s Defense Assistant Shapard v. Attea, et al. 08-cv-6146 CJS Judge Siragusa Background: The plaintiff, an inmate housed in the Wende Correctional Facility, brought an action against the defendants when he sought to intervene ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Statute of Limitations Prison Mailbox Rule Smolen v. Berbary, et al. 08-cv-6144 CJS Judge Siragusa Background: The plaintiff, an inmate housed at the Attica Correctional Facility, alleged that the defendants permitted two inmate porters to assault ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Going-out-of-Business Sales Regulatory Compliance — Augmenting Inventory In re Crawford Furniture Mfg. Corp. & In re Crawford Furniture Retail Outlet Inc. 11-12945 B & 11-12946 B Judge Bucki Background: The debtor companies petitioned for relief under ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY McDonnell Douglas Analysis Nondiscriminatory Reasons Bingley v. Potter 07-cv-6618 CJS Judge Siragusa Background: The plaintiff was employed by the United States Postal Service in the maintenance department. Her employer provided management training by offering short-term “detail ...

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Monroe County District Attorney Michael C. Green is not the only one frustrated with the judicial nomination process. His lack of confirmation means the courts will continue struggling to meet a growing caseload with fewer active judges. “This will have ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Failure to Prosecute Duration of Delay Balkum v. County of Monroe, et al. 08-cv-06259-CJS Judge Siragusa Background: Two years after the plaintiff filed and served a complaint against the defendants, the defendants moved to dismiss the ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Motion to Reconsider Motion to Amend the Judgment Diaz v. Goord, et al. 04-cv-6094 CJS Judge Siragusa Background: The plaintiff brought a prior action concerning the confiscation of his atheist pendent. Judgment was entered against the plaintiff ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Three Strikes ‘In Forma Pauperis’ Read v. Bill, et al. 11-cv-6367-CJS Judge Siragusa Background: The plaintiff, an inmate in custody of the Department of Correctional Services, filed a complaint alleging that he suffered emotional trauma from ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Eighth Amendment Medical Malpractice Rodriquez v. Conway, et al. 10-cv-6243L Judge Larimer Background: The pro se plaintiff commenced a § 1983 action alleging that the defendants, employees of the Attica State Correctional Facility, had failed to ...

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