Black Love Resists v. City of Buffalo
| 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 |
| N.Y. 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, and DANIEL DERENDA, former Commissioner of the Buffalo Police Department, in his individual capacity |
| 26-968 |
| April 15, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
| Other |
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| Filing 23 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Petitioner Dorethea Franklin, Petitioner Taniqua Simmons, Petitioner De'Jon Hall, Petitioner Jane Doe, Petitioner Shirley Sarmiento, Petitioner Ebony Yeldon, Petitioner Charles Palmer, Petitioner Shaketa Redden, Petitioner Joseph Bonds, FILED. Service date 05/19/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/19/2026 03:13 PM] |
| Filing 22 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Respondent City of Buffalo, Respondent Byron B. Brown, Respondent Byron C. Lockwood, Respondent Daniel Derenda, FILED. Service date 05/15/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/15/2026 05:16 PM] |
Filing 21
ORDER, directing appeals 26-968 and 26-1157 to be heard in tandem, FILED. [Entered: 05/14/2026 05:04 PM]
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| Filing 20 OPPOSITION, to Motion for leave to file, at docket entry 17, on behalf of Respondent City of Buffalo, Respondent Byron B. Brown, Respondent Byron C. Lockwood, Respondent Daniel Derenda, FILED. Service date 05/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/12/2026 11:07 AM] |
| Filing 19 MOTION ORDER, referring motion for leave to file at docket entry 17 to the panel that will determine the merits of the Rule 23(f) petition, on behalf of Petitioner Charles Palmer, Petitioner De'Jon Hall, Petitioner Dorethea Franklin, Petitioner Ebony Yeldon, Petitioner Jane Doe, Petitioner Joseph Bonds, Petitioner Shaketa Redden, Petitioner Shirley Sarmiento, Petitioner Taniqua Simmons, FILED. [Entered: 05/06/2026 03:11 PM] |
| Filing 18 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion, at entry 17, on behalf of Petitioner Charles Palmer, Petitioner De'Jon Hall, Petitioner Dorethea Franklin, Petitioner Ebony Yeldon, Petitioner Jane Doe, Petitioner Joseph Bonds, Petitioner Shaketa Redden, Petitioner Shirley Sarmiento, Petitioner Taniqua Simmons, FILED. [Entered: 05/06/2026 08:32 AM] |
| Filing 17 MOTION, for leave to file, on behalf of Petitioner Dorethea Franklin, Petitioner Taniqua Simmons, Petitioner De'Jon Hall, Petitioner Jane Doe, Petitioner Shirley Sarmiento, Petitioner Ebony Yeldon, Petitioner Charles Palmer, Petitioner Shaketa Redden, Petitioner Joseph Bonds, FILED. Service date 05/05/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/05/2026 04:05 PM] |
| Filing 16 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Reply to Opposition, at docket entry 15, on behalf of Petitioner Charles Palmer, Petitioner De'Jon Hall, Petitioner Dorethea Franklin, Petitioner Ebony Yeldon, Petitioner Jane Doe, Petitioner Joseph Bonds, Petitioner Shaketa Redden, Petitioner Shirley Sarmiento, Petitioner Taniqua Simmons, FILED. [Entered: 05/05/2026 02:50 PM] |
| Filing 15 REPLY TO OPPOSITION, on behalf of Petitioner Dorethea Franklin, Petitioner Taniqua Simmons, Petitioner De'Jon Hall, Petitioner Jane Doe, Petitioner Shirley Sarmiento, Petitioner Ebony Yeldon, Petitioner Charles Palmer, Petitioner Shaketa Redden, Petitioner Joseph Bonds, FILED. Service date 05/04/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/04/2026 10:10 PM] |
| Filing 14 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Opposition, at entry 13, on behalf of Respondent City of Buffalo, Respondent Byron B. Brown, Respondent Byron C. Lockwood, Respondent Daniel Derenda, FILED. [Entered: 05/01/2026 03:00 PM] |
| Filing 13 OPPOSITION, to petition for leave to appeal, at docket entry 1, on behalf of Respondent City of Buffalo, Respondent Byron B. Brown, Respondent Byron C. Lockwood, Respondent Daniel Derenda,, FILED. Service date 04/29/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/29/2026 01:07 PM] [Edited: 05/01/2026 02:58 PM] |
| Filing 12 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Opposition, at docket entry 11, on behalf of Respondent Byron B. Brown, Respondent Byron C. Lockwood, Respondent City of Buffalo, Respondent Daniel Derenda, FILED. [Entered: 04/27/2026 05:10 PM] |
| Filing 11 OPPOSITION, to , at docket entry 1, on behalf of Respondent City of Buffalo, Respondent Byron B. Brown, Respondent Byron C. Lockwood, Respondent Daniel Derenda, FILED. Service date 04/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/24/2026 03:08 PM] |
| Filing 10 ATTORNEY, Peter Sahasrabudhe for Respondent Byron B. Brown, Respondent Byron C. Lockwood, Respondent City of Buffalo, Respondent Daniel Derenda, TERMINATED. [Entered: 04/23/2026 12:35 PM] |
| Filing 9 LETTER, dated 04/23/2026, requesting to terminate counsel, on behalf of Respondent City of Buffalo, Respondent Byron B. Brown, Respondent Byron C. Lockwood, Respondent Daniel Derenda, RECEIVED. Service date 04/23/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/23/2026 08:58 AM] |
| Filing 8 ATTORNEY, Hugh McMaster Russ, Cheyenne Nicole Freely, for Respondent Byron B. Brown, Respondent Byron C. Lockwood, Respondent City of Buffalo, Respondent Daniel Derenda, ADDED. [Entered: 04/22/2026 05:32 PM] |
| Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Byron B. Brown, Byron C. Lockwood, City of Buffalo, Daniel Derenda, FILED. [Entered: 04/20/2026 02:52 PM] |
| Filing 6 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Byron B. Brown, Byron C. Lockwood, City of Buffalo, Daniel Derenda, FILED. [Entered: 04/20/2026 02:43 PM] |
| Filing 5 FRAP 28(j) LETTER, dated 04/17/2026, on behalf of Petitioner Dorethea Franklin, Petitioner Taniqua Simmons, Petitioner De'Jon Hall, Petitioner Jane Doe, Petitioner Shirley Sarmiento, Petitioner Ebony Yeldon, Petitioner Charles Palmer, Petitioner Shaketa Redden, Petitioner Joseph Bonds, RECEIVED. Service date 04/17/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/17/2026 05:41 PM] |
| Filing 4 Petition for leave to appeal pursuant to F.R.C.P. 23(f), on behalf of Petitioner Charles Palmer, Petitioner De'Jon Hall, Petitioner Dorethea Franklin, Petitioner Ebony Yeldon, Petitioner Jane Doe, Petitioner Joseph Bonds, Petitioner Shaketa Redden, Petitioner Shirley Sarmiento, Petitioner Taniqua Simmons, OPENED. [Entered: 04/15/2026 01:29 PM] |
| Filing 3 DOCKET SHEET, RECEIVED [Entered: 04/15/2026 01:21 PM] |
| Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER, dated 03/27/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 04/15/2026 01:20 PM] |
| Filing 1 PETITION, for leave to appeal pursuant to F.R.C.P. 23(f), on behalf of Petitioner Charles Palmer, Petitioner De'Jon Hall, Petitioner Dorethea Franklin, Petitioner Ebony Yeldon, Petitioner Jane Doe, Petitioner Joseph Bonds, Petitioner Shaketa Redden, Petitioner Shirley Sarmiento, Petitioner Taniqua Simmons, FILED. [Entered: 04/15/2026 01:15 PM] |
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