Black Love Resists v. City of Buffalo

Black Love Resists v. City of Buffalo

Plaintiff:	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
Defendant:	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
Case Number:	26-1763
Filed:	June 30, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit:	CIVIL RIGHTS-Other

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Date Filed	Document Text
June 30, 2026	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]
June 30, 2026	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]
June 30, 2026	Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER, dated 05/29/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 06/30/2026 12:23 PM]
June 30, 2026	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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Plaintiff: 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
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Plaintiff: DORETHEA FRANKLIN
Represented By:	Andrea Chinyere Ezie
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Plaintiff: TANIQUA SIMMONS
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Plaintiff: DE'JON HALL
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Plaintiff: JANE DOE, individually and on behalf of a class of others similarly situated
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Plaintiff: SHIRLEY SARMIENTO
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Plaintiff: EBONY YELDON
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Plaintiff: CHARLES PALMER
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Plaintiff: SHAKETA REDDEN
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Plaintiff: JOSEPH BONDS
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Defendant: CITY OF BUFFALO
Represented By:	Cheyenne Nicole Freely
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Defendant: BYRON B. BROWN, Mayor of the City of Buffalo, in his individual and official capacities
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Defendant: BYRON C. LOCKWOOD, Commissioner of the Buffalo Police Department, in his individual capacity
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Defendant: DANIEL DERENDA, former Commissioner of the Buffalo Police Department, in his individual capacity
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Defendant: AARON YOUNG, officer of the Buffalo Police Department, in his individual capacity
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Defendant: KEVIN BRINKWORTH
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Defendant: PHILIP SERAFINI, officer of the Buffalo Police Department, in his individual capacity
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Defendant: ROBBIN THOMAS, officer of the Buffalo Police Department, in his individual capacity
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Defendant: UNKNOWN SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL 1-10, officers of the Buffalo Police Department, in their individual capacities
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Defendant: UNKNOWN OFFICERS 1-20, officers of the Buffalo Police Department, in their individual capacities
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