Reinhardt v. The City of Buffalo
Plaintiff: JAKE M. REINHARDT, TAYLOR M. SCHMIEDER, KEVIN R. HARRINGTON, CASEY E. CARMINATI and KRYSTYNA KIMBRELL
Defendant: CITY OF BUFFALO, BYRON C. LOCKWOOD, Individually and in his capacity as Police Commissioner of the Buffalo Police Department, BAIL SHOP, LLC, DENNIS WHITE, 494 Goodyear Avenue Buffalo, NY 14211 individually and in his capacity as a bail recovery agent for Buffalo Bail Bonds Agency, Inc., FINANCIAL CASUALTY & SURETY, INC., CORPORATION X, a bail bond service Company organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, JOHN DOES NOS. 1-7, Individually and in his/her capacity as a City of Buffalo Police Officer, JOHN DOE NO. 8, Individually and in his/her capacity as a bail recovery agent for Bail Shop LLC, ADEL MIKHEAIL, individually and in his capacity as a bail recovery agent for Bail Shop, LLC, BUFFALO BAIL BONDS AGENCY, INC., JOHN DOE, individually and in his capacity as a bail recovery agent for Buffalo Bail Bonds Agency, Inc., WAYNE BRYANT, 494 Goodyear Avenue Buffalo, NY 14211 individually and in his capacity as a bail recovery agent for Buffalo Bail Bonds Agency, Inc. and Agent D. WHITE, Individually and in his capacity as a bail recovery agent for Bail Shop, LLC
: CLAYTON REED, individually and in his capacity as a City of Buffalo Police Officer, MELISSA KURDZIEL, individually and in her capacity as a City of Buffalo Police Officer, JAE S. MURPHY, individually and in his capacity as a City of Buffalo Police Officer, SPENCER T. GEORGE, individually and in his capacity as a City of Buffalo Police Officer, ROBERTO J. TORRES, COLIN KEENAN, individually and in his capacity as a City of Buffalo Police Officer and DEVON SALTER-BROWN, individually and in his capacity as a City of Buffalo Police Officer
Case Number: 25-2308
Filed: September 25, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: PRISONER PET-Civil Rights
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 6, 2026 Filing 20 LETTER, dated 02/06/2026, informing the Court, a stipulation of voluntary dismissal pursuant to FRAP 42 will be filed, on behalf of Appellant Clayton Reed, Appellant Melissa Kurdziel, Appellant Jae S. Murphy, Appellant Spencer T. George, Appellant Roberto J. Torres, Appellant Colin Keenan, Appellant Devon Salter-Brown, RECEIVED. Service date 02/06/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/06/2026 04:30 PM] [Edited: 02/06/2026 04:50 PM]
November 13, 2025 Filing 19 SO-ORDERED SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, setting Appellants' Clayton Reed, Colin Keenan, Devon Salter-Brown, Jae S. Murphy, Melissa Kurdziel, Roberto J. Torres, Spencer T. George, Brief due date as 02/05/2026, Appendix due date as 02/05/2026, FILED. [Entered: 11/13/2025 10:19 AM]
November 13, 2025 Filing 18 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Clayton Reed, Appellant Melissa Kurdziel, Appellant Jae S. Murphy, Appellant Spencer T. George, Appellant Roberto J. Torres, Appellant Colin Keenan, Appellant Devon Salter-Brown, informing Court of proposed due date 02/05/2026, RECEIVED. Service date 11/13/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 11/13/2025 09:33 AM]
October 23, 2025 Filing 17 TRANSCRIPT STATUS UPDATE LETTER, dated 10/23/2025, on behalf of Appellant Clayton Reed, Appellant Melissa Kurdziel, Appellant Jae S. Murphy, Appellant Spencer T. George, Appellant Roberto J. Torres, Appellant Colin Keenan, Appellant Devon Salter-Brown, informing court of transcript delays, RECEIVED. Service date 10/23/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/23/2025 09:15 AM]
October 10, 2025 Filing 16 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Jake M. Reinhardt, Appellee Taylor M. Schmieder, Appellee Kevin R. Harrington, Appellee Casey E. Carminati, Appellee Krystyna Kimbrell, FILED. Service date 10/10/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/10/2025 09:45 AM]
October 10, 2025 Filing 15 NOTICE, to Appellees Casey E. Carminati, Jake M. Reinhardt, Kevin R. Harrington, Krystyna Kimbrell, Taylor M. Schmieder, for failure to file an appearance, SENT. [Entered: 10/10/2025 08:29 AM]
October 10, 2025 Filing 14 NEW CASE MANAGER, Oscar Rivas, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 10/10/2025 08:24 AM]
October 7, 2025 Filing 13 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 10/08/2025 08:49 AM]
October 6, 2025 Filing 12 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at entry 10, on behalf of Appellant Clayton Reed, Appellant Melissa Kurdziel, Appellant Jae S. Murphy, Appellant Spencer T. George, Appellant Roberto J. Torres, Appellant Colin Keenan, Appellant Devon Salter-Brown, FILED. [Entered: 10/06/2025 04:30 PM]
October 6, 2025 Filing 11 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 9, on behalf of Appellant Clayton Reed, Appellant Melissa Kurdziel, Appellant Jae S. Murphy, Appellant Spencer T. George, Appellant Roberto J. Torres, Appellant Colin Keenan, Appellant Devon Salter-Brown, FILED. [Entered: 10/06/2025 04:25 PM]
October 6, 2025 Filing 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Clayton Reed, Appellant Melissa Kurdziel, Appellant Jae S. Murphy, Appellant Spencer T. George, Appellant Roberto J. Torres, Appellant Colin Keenan, Appellant Devon Salter-Brown, FILED. Service date 10/06/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/06/2025 03:46 PM]
October 6, 2025 Filing 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Clayton Reed, Colin Keenan, Devon Salter-Brown, Jae S. Murphy, Melissa Kurdziel, Roberto J. Torres, Spencer T. George, FILED. [Entered: 10/06/2025 03:35 PM]
October 6, 2025 Filing 8 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 5, on behalf of Appellant Clayton Reed, Appellant Melissa Kurdziel, Appellant Jae S. Murphy, Appellant Spencer T. George, Appellant Roberto J. Torres, Appellant Colin Keenan, Appellant Devon Salter-Brown, FILED. [Entered: 10/06/2025 03:18 PM]
October 6, 2025 Filing 7 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Clayton Reed, Appellant Melissa Kurdziel, Appellant Jae S. Murphy, Appellant Spencer T. George, Appellant Roberto J. Torres, Appellant Colin Keenan, Appellant Devon Salter-Brown, FILED. Service date 10/06/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/06/2025 12:25 PM]
October 6, 2025 Filing 6 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Clayton Reed, Appellant Melissa Kurdziel, Appellant Jae S. Murphy, Appellant Spencer T. George, Appellant Roberto J. Torres, Appellant Colin Keenan, Appellant Devon Salter-Brown, FILED. Service date 10/06/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/06/2025 12:23 PM]
October 6, 2025 Filing 5 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Clayton Reed, Colin Keenan, Devon Salter-Brown, Jae S. Murphy, Melissa Kurdziel, Roberto J. Torres, Spencer T. George, FILED. [Entered: 10/06/2025 12:07 PM]
September 25, 2025 Filing 4 PRISONER APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Casey E. Carminati, Clayton Reed, Clayton Reed, Colin Keenan, Devon Salter-Brown, Devon Salter-Brown, Jae S. Murphy, Jae S. Murphy, Melissa Kurdziel, Melissa Kurdziel, Roberto J. Torres, Spencer T. George, Spencer T. George, received on 09/23/2025, OPENED. [Entered: 09/25/2025 10:12 AM]
September 23, 2025 Filing 3 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Casey E. Carminati, Clayton Reed, Clayton Reed, Colin Keenan, Devon Salter-Brown, Devon Salter-Brown, Jae S. Murphy, Jae S. Murphy, Melissa Kurdziel, Melissa Kurdziel, Roberto J. Torres, Spencer T. George, Spencer T. George, district court receipt #ANYWDC-5582648, FILED. [Entered: 09/25/2025 10:06 AM]
September 23, 2025 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER, dated 08/21/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 09/25/2025 10:04 AM]
September 23, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF PRISONER APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Casey E. Carminati, Clayton Reed, Clayton Reed, Colin Keenan, Devon Salter-Brown, Devon Salter-Brown, Jae S. Murphy, Jae S. Murphy, Melissa Kurdziel, Melissa Kurdziel, Roberto J. Torres, Spencer T. George, Spencer T. George, FILED. [Entered: 09/25/2025 10:02 AM]

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Plaintiff: JAKE M. REINHARDT
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Plaintiff: TAYLOR M. SCHMIEDER
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Defendant: CITY OF BUFFALO
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Defendant: BYRON C. LOCKWOOD, Individually and in his capacity as Police Commissioner of the Buffalo Police Department
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Defendant: BAIL SHOP, LLC
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Defendant: DENNIS WHITE, 494 Goodyear Avenue Buffalo, NY 14211 individually and in his capacity as a bail recovery agent for Buffalo Bail Bonds Agency, Inc.
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Defendant: JOHN DOES NOS. 1-7, Individually and in his/her capacity as a City of Buffalo Police Officer
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Defendant: JOHN DOE NO. 8, Individually and in his/her capacity as a bail recovery agent for Bail Shop LLC
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Defendant: ADEL MIKHEAIL, individually and in his capacity as a bail recovery agent for Bail Shop, LLC
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Defendant: BUFFALO BAIL BONDS AGENCY, INC.
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Defendant: WAYNE BRYANT, 494 Goodyear Avenue Buffalo, NY 14211 individually and in his capacity as a bail recovery agent for Buffalo Bail Bonds Agency, Inc.
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