Best v. Merchant
Plaintiff: HILARY BEST
Defendant: JAMES MERCHANT, New York City Correction Officer, Shield #8237, BENJAMIN FONTANEZ, NYC Correction Officer, JANE DOE, C.O. Was in Charge of Bronx Criminal Court Inmate Movement, STEVEN ACOSTA, Retired NYC Correction Officer, JANE DOE, C.O. was in charge of Plaintiff's Transfer from Rikers to Creedmoor, STEPHANIE NEGRON, JANE DOE, Bronx County Assistant District Attorney, JOHN DOE, Bronx County Assistant District Attorney, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, CITY OF NEW YORK, JOSE L. VELEZ, N.Y. Assistant Attorney General, MATTHEW KLIMASAUSKAS, Asst. Bronx District Attorney and DAVID HAYS, Retired NYC Correction Officer, Shield #14938
Case Number: 26-1434
Filed: May 26, 2026
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
July 14, 2026 Filing 15 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at entry 14, on behalf of Appellant Hilary Best, FILED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 05:31 PM]
July 14, 2026 Filing 13 ADDRESS CHANGE, COMPLETED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 09:22 AM]
July 13, 2026 Filing 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Hilary Best, FILED. Service date 07/08/2026 by United States Mail. [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:01 PM]
July 10, 2026 Filing 12 FRAP4(a)4 STAY STATUS UPDATE, REQUESTED. [Entered: 07/10/2026 09:46 AM]
June 8, 2026 Filing 11 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form D-P, at docket entry 9, on behalf of Appellant Hilary Best, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/08/2026 12:33 PM] [Edited: 06/22/2026 03:08 PM]
June 8, 2026 Filing 10 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at docket entry 8, on behalf of Appellant Hilary Best, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/08/2026 12:23 PM] [Edited: 06/22/2026 03:07 PM]
June 8, 2026 Filing 9 FORM D-P, on behalf of Appellant Hilary Best, FILED. Service date 06/08/2026 by No Service. [Entered: 06/08/2026 12:15 PM]
June 8, 2026 Filing 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Hilary Best, FILED. Service date 06/08/2026 by No Service. [Entered: 06/08/2026 11:45 AM]
May 26, 2026 Filing 7 FRAP 4(a)4 NOTICE, to Hilary Best, copy to SDNY (NEW YORK CITY), SENT. [Entered: 05/26/2026 10:07 AM]
May 26, 2026 Filing 6 INSTRUCTIONAL FORMS, to Pro Se litigant, SENT. [Entered: 05/26/2026 08:54 AM]
May 26, 2026 Filing 5 PRISONER APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Hilary Best, OPENED. [Entered: 05/26/2026 08:52 AM]
May 22, 2026 Filing 4 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 05/26/2026 08:48 AM]
May 22, 2026 Filing 3 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 05/14/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 05/26/2026 08:45 AM]
May 22, 2026 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER, dated 05/12/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 05/26/2026 08:43 AM]
May 22, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF PRISONER APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Hilary Best, FILED. [Entered: 05/26/2026 08:41 AM]

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Plaintiff: HILARY BEST
Represented By: Hilary Best
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Defendant: JAMES MERCHANT, New York City Correction Officer, Shield #8237
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Defendant: BENJAMIN FONTANEZ, NYC Correction Officer
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Defendant: JANE DOE, C.O. Was in Charge of Bronx Criminal Court Inmate Movement
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Defendant: STEVEN ACOSTA, Retired NYC Correction Officer
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Defendant: JANE DOE, C.O. was in charge of Plaintiff's Transfer from Rikers to Creedmoor
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Defendant: STEPHANIE NEGRON
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Defendant: JANE DOE, Bronx County Assistant District Attorney
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Defendant: JOHN DOE, Bronx County Assistant District Attorney
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Defendant: JOSE L. VELEZ, N.Y. Assistant Attorney General
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Defendant: MATTHEW KLIMASAUSKAS, Asst. Bronx District Attorney
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Defendant: DAVID HAYS, Retired NYC Correction Officer, Shield #14938
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