Black Love Resists v. City of Buffalo
| BLACK LOVE RESISTS IN THE RUST, by and through its CoDirectors Natasha Soto and Shaketa Redden and on behalf of its members, agent of Just Resisting, DORETHEA FRANKLIN, TANIQUA SIMMONS, DE'JON HALL, JANE DOE, individually and on behalf of a class of others similarly situated, SHIRLEY SARMIENTO, EBONY YELDON, CHARLES PALMER, SHAKETA REDDEN and JOSEPH BONDS |
| CITY OF BUFFALO, BYRON B. BROWN, Mayor of the City of Buffalo, in his individual and official capacities, BYRON C. LOCKWOOD, Commissioner of the Buffalo Police Department, in his individual capacity, DANIEL DERENDA, former Commissioner of the Buffalo Police Department, in his individual capacity, AARON YOUNG, officer of the Buffalo Police Department, in his individual capacity, KEVIN BRINKWORTH, PHILIP SERAFINI, officer of the Buffalo Police Department, in his individual capacity, ROBBIN THOMAS, officer of the Buffalo Police Department, in his individual capacity, UNKNOWN SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL 1-10, officers of the Buffalo Police Department, in their individual capacities and UNKNOWN OFFICERS 1-20, officers of the Buffalo Police Department, in their individual capacities |
| 26-1763 |
| June 30, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
| CIVIL RIGHTS-Other |
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Filing 23
ORDER, directing appeals 26-1157 and 26-1763 to be heard in tandem, FILED. [Entered: 08/25/2026 04:17 PM]
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| Filing 22 SO-ORDERED SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, setting Appellants Charles Palmer, De'Jon Hall, Dorethea Franklin, Ebony Yeldon, Jane Doe, Joseph Bonds, Shaketa Redden, Shirley Sarmiento, Taniqua Simmons, Brief due date as 09/25/2026, Appendix due date as 09/25/2026, FILED. [Entered: 07/24/2026 02:49 PM] [Edited: 08/13/2026 09:22 AM] |
| Filing 21 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Appellant Taniqua Simmons, Appellant De'Jon Hall, Appellant Jane Doe, Appellant Shirley Sarmiento, Appellant Ebony Yeldon, Appellant Charles Palmer, Appellant Shaketa Redden, Appellant Joseph Bonds, informing Court of proposed due date 09/25/2026, RECEIVED. Service date 07/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/24/2026 12:57 PM] |
| Filing 20 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee City of Buffalo, Appellee Byron B. Brown, Appellee Byron C. Lockwood, Appellee Daniel Derenda, FILED. Service date 07/14/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/14/2026 11:19 AM] |
| Filing 19 ATTORNEY, Hugh McMaster Russ, for Appellee Byron B. Brown, Appellee Byron C. Lockwood, Appellee City of Buffalo, Appellee Daniel Derenda, ADDED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 11:12 AM] [Edited: 07/14/2026 11:15 AM] |
| Filing 18 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Byron C. Lockwood, Daniel Derenda, City of Buffalo, Byron B. Brown, FILED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 11:03 AM] |
| Filing 17 NEW CASE MANAGER, Wilson Dudley, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 07/10/2026 03:40 PM] |
| Filing 16 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Appellant Taniqua Simmons, Appellant De'Jon Hall, Appellant Jane Doe, Appellant Shirley Sarmiento, Appellant Ebony Yeldon, Appellant Charles Palmer, Appellant Shaketa Redden, Appellant Joseph Bonds, FILED. Service date 07/09/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/09/2026 06:59 PM] |
| Filing 15 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at entry 13, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Appellant Taniqua Simmons, Appellant De'Jon Hall, Appellant Jane Doe, Appellant Shirley Sarmiento, Appellant Ebony Yeldon, Appellant Charles Palmer, Appellant Shaketa Redden, Appellant Joseph Bonds, FILED. [Entered: 07/09/2026 11:25 AM] |
| Filing 14 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at entry 12, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Appellant Taniqua Simmons, Appellant De'Jon Hall, Appellant Jane Doe, Appellant Shirley Sarmiento, Appellant Ebony Yeldon, Appellant Charles Palmer, Appellant Shaketa Redden, Appellant Joseph Bonds, FILED. [Entered: 07/09/2026 11:23 AM] |
| Filing 13 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Appellant Taniqua Simmons, Appellant De'Jon Hall, Appellant Jane Doe, Appellant Shirley Sarmiento, Appellant Ebony Yeldon, Appellant Charles Palmer, Appellant Shaketa Redden, Appellant Joseph Bonds, FILED. Service date 07/07/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/07/2026 07:54 PM] |
| Filing 12 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Appellant Taniqua Simmons, Appellant De'Jon Hall, Appellant Jane Doe, Appellant Shirley Sarmiento, Appellant Ebony Yeldon, Appellant Charles Palmer, Appellant Shaketa Redden, Appellant Joseph Bonds, FILED. Service date 07/07/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/07/2026 03:53 PM] |
| Filing 11 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 07/07/2026 01:33 PM] |
| Filing 10 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at docket entry 7, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Appellant Taniqua Simmons, Appellant De'Jon Hall, Appellant Jane Doe, Appellant Shirley Sarmiento, Appellant Ebony Yeldon, Appellant Charles Palmer, Appellant Shaketa Redden, Appellant Joseph Bonds, FILED. [Entered: 07/07/2026 10:29 AM] |
| Filing 9 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at docket entry 6, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Appellant Taniqua Simmons, Appellant De'Jon Hall, Appellant Jane Doe, Appellant Shirley Sarmiento, Appellant Ebony Yeldon, Appellant Charles Palmer, Appellant Shaketa Redden, Appellant Joseph Bonds, FILED. [Entered: 07/07/2026 10:18 AM] |
| Filing 8 ATTORNEY, Claudia Wilner, for Appellant Charles Palmer, Appellant De'Jon Hall, Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Appellant Ebony Yeldon, Appellant Jane Doe, Appellant Joseph Bonds, Appellant Shaketa Redden, Appellant Shirley Sarmiento, Appellant Taniqua Simmons, ADDED. [Entered: 07/07/2026 10:02 AM] |
| Filing 7 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Appellant Taniqua Simmons, Appellant De'Jon Hall, Appellant Jane Doe, Appellant Shirley Sarmiento, Appellant Ebony Yeldon, Appellant Charles Palmer, Appellant Shaketa Redden, Appellant Joseph Bonds, FILED. Service date 07/06/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/06/2026 04:08 PM] |
| Filing 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Appellant Taniqua Simmons, Appellant De'Jon Hall, Appellant Jane Doe, Appellant Shirley Sarmiento, Appellant Ebony Yeldon, Appellant Charles Palmer, Appellant Shaketa Redden, Appellant Joseph Bonds, FILED. Service date 07/06/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/06/2026 03:34 PM] |
| Filing 5 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Joseph Bonds, Dorethea Franklin, Shirley Sarmiento, Charles Palmer, De'Jon Hall, Ebony Yeldon, Taniqua Simmons, Jane Doe, Shaketa Redden, FILED. [Entered: 07/06/2026 08:43 AM] |
| Filing 4 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Taniqua Simmons, De'Jon Hall, Jane Doe, Shirley Sarmiento, Ebony Yeldon, Charles Palmer, Shaketa Redden, Joseph Bonds, OPENED. [Entered: 06/30/2026 12:27 PM] |
| Filing 3 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Taniqua Simmons, De'Jon Hall, Jane Doe, Shirley Sarmiento, Ebony Yeldon, Charles Palmer, Shaketa Redden, Joseph Bonds, district court receipt # ANYWDC5882877, FILED. [Entered: 06/30/2026 12:24 PM] |
| Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER, dated 05/29/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 06/30/2026 12:23 PM] |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Dorethea Franklin, Taniqua Simmons, De'Jon Hall, Jane Doe, Shirley Sarmiento, Ebony Yeldon, Charles Palmer, Shaketa Redden, Joseph Bonds, FILED. [Entered: 06/30/2026 12:21 PM] |
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