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JACKSON v. JOHNSON

No. 1:97-CV-613.

118 F.Supp.2d 278 (2000)

Terrisina JACKSON; and Kateenya Thomas, As Guardian of Her Minor Lee Jackson, Plaintiffs, v. John A. JOHNSON, Commissioner of the New York State Division for Youth; Stephen Farkas, Director of the Louis Gossett, Jr. Residential Center; Clarence Thomas, Youth Detention Aide at the Louis Gossett Jr. Residential Center; Jon Lackey, Youth Detention Aide at the Louis Gossett Jr. Residential Center; Gary Wood, Youth Detention Aide at the Louis Gossett Jr. Residential Center; Eric Warner, Youth Detention Aide at the Louis Gossett, Jr. Residential Center; William Saphara, Youth Detention Aide at the Louis Gossett, Jr. Residential Center; Lilia Johnson, Nurse at the Louis Gossett Jr. Residential Center; and Shelly Aubertine, Youth Division Counselor at the Louis Gossett, Jr. Residential Center, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. New York.

September 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Koob & Magoolaghan, New York City (Joan Magoolaghan, Elizabeth L. Koob, of counsel), for Plaintiffs.

Davidson & O'Mara, P.C., Elmira, NY (Donald S. Thomson, of counsel), for Defendant John Johnson.

Hon. Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of the State of New York, Department of Law, Albany, NY (Senta B. Suida, Asst. Attorney General, of counsel), for Defendant Stephen Farkas.

Harris, Beach & Wilcox, LLP, Ithaca, NY (Edward C. Hooks, of counsel), for Defendant Clarence Thomas.

Lopinto, Schlather, Solomon & Salk, Ithaca, NY (Raymond M. Schlather, of counsel), for Defendants Jon Lackey and Gary Wood.

Chernin & Gold, LLP, Binghamton, NY (John P. Rittinger, of counsel), for Defendants William Saphara and Eric Warner.

Young & Paniccia, Binghamton, AL (Alfred Paniccia, Jr. of counsel), for Defendant Lilia Johnson.

Chamberlain & Kaufman, Albany, NY (Alan S. Kaufman, of Counsel), for Defendant Shelly Aubertine.

MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER

HURD, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On April 28, 1997, the plaintiffs commenced the instant action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the defendants violated their constitutional rights under the Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments.1 The plaintiffs have also asserted various related state law claims. The defendants moved separately...

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