Townsend v. City of Buffalo, et al
Plaintiff: Christine Townsend
Defendant: City of Buffalo, City of Buffalo Police Department, Daniel Derenda, Mark Vara and Kelly Craig
Case Number: 1:2015cv00704
Filed: August 7, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Western District of New York
Office: Buffalo Office
County: Erie
Presiding Judge: Richard J. Arcara
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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June 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 46 DECISION AND ORDER adopting Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr.'s Report and Recommendation 39 in part. Summary judgment is granted on the plaintiff's malicious-prosecution § 1983 cause of action - the Ninth cause of action - in its entirety. Magistrate Judge Schroeder's Report and Recommendation is otherwise adopted, and defendants' motion for summary judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 is granted in defendants' favor on plaintiff's Second, and Sixth through Ninth causes of action. The Clerk shall amend the caption to reflect that Officer Mark Vara and Officer Kelly Craig are the only remaining defendants. Jury selection is scheduled for October 10, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., and the trial shall continue from day to day thereafter until complete. The Court will issue a final pretrial order. SO ORDERED. Signed by Hon. Richard J. Arcara on 6/1/2018. (LAS)-CLERK TO FOLLOW UP-
June 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER granting 25 Motion to Quash. Signed by Hon. H. Kenneth Schroeder Jr. on 6/28/2017. (KER)
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Plaintiff: Christine Townsend
Represented By: Matthew A. Albert
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Defendant: City of Buffalo
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Defendant: City of Buffalo Police Department
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Defendant: Daniel Derenda
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Defendant: Mark Vara
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