Sanchez v. The City of Buffalo et al
Plaintiff: Carlos M. Sanchez
Defendant: The City of Buffalo, The Buffalo Police Department, Brenda M. Freedman, Lindsay A. Laracuente-Zgoda, Lamar M. McCulley, Mark P. Andrzejak, Michael J. Palizay and Maurice A. Foster
Case Number: 1:2017cv00455
Filed: May 23, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Western District of New York
Office: Buffalo Office
County: Erie
Presiding Judge: Lawrence J. Vilardo
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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February 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 105 DECISION AND ORDER: For the reasons stated in the decision, this Court declines to exercise its discretion to reconsider its denial of summary judgment on Sanchez's malicious prosecution claim arising from his 2016 arrest. The moving defendants& #039; motion for reconsideration, Docket Item 86 , therefore is DENIED without prejudice to their filing a motion for judgment as a matter of law at the time of trial. SO ORDERED. Issued by Hon. Lawrence J. Vilardo on 2/15/2024. (CRT)This was mailed to: the plaintiff.
September 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 69 DECISION AND ORDER accepting in part and rejecting in part the Report & Recommendation, Docket Item 51. The defendants' motion for summary judgment, Docket Item 32, is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The following claims may proceed to tria l: (1) Sanchez's false arrest claim arising from his November 2018 arrest; (2) Sanchez's malicious prosecution claim regarding the second-degree obstruction of governmental administration and child endangerment charges arising from his May 2016 arrest; and (3) Sanchez's malicious prosecution claim regarding the menacing and assault charges arising from his November 2018 arrest. Sanchez's remaining claims are dismissed. The parties shall contact the Court within 30 days of the date of this order to schedule a status conference to set a trial date. SO ORDERED. Issued by Hon. Lawrence J. Vilardo on 9/28/2022. (WMH)This was mailed to: the plaintiff.
June 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 DECISION & ORDER granting 15 Motion to Dismiss; adopting 18 Report and Recommendations. The Clerk of Court shall terminate Brenda M. Freedman as a defendant. The case is referred back to Judge McCarthy for further proceedings consistent with the referral order of September 24, 2019, Docket Item 8 . SO ORDERED. Signed by Hon. Lawrence J. Vilardo on 6/16/2020. (RFI)-CLERK TO FOLLOW UP-
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Plaintiff: Carlos M. Sanchez
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Defendant: The Buffalo Police Department
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Defendant: Brenda M. Freedman
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Defendant: Lindsay A. Laracuente-Zgoda
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Defendant: Lamar M. McCulley
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Defendant: Mark P. Andrzejak
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Defendant: Michael J. Palizay
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