DRAYTON v. TOYS `R' US INC.

No. 07 Civ. 6315 (RMB).

645 F.Supp.2d 149 (2009)

Patricia DRAYTON, Darwin David Rhodes, Valerie Kirk, Clyde Cones, Angela Stallings, Lia-Quana Utley, Ida Jackson, Erica Miller, Teresa Branch, Linda Loving, Patricia Weaver, Margaret High and Denise Scott, for themselves and on behalf of all similarly situated African Americans who shopped at Toys `R' Us stores since 2004, or who will shop at said Toys `R' Us stores, Plaintiffs, v. TOYS `R' US INC., Toys `R' US-NY, LLC, Toys `R' US-Ohio, Inc., John Doe # s 1-5, being individual managerial staff of Toys `R' Us Store No. 8930, Metro One Loss Prevention Group (Guard Division NY), Inc. ("Metro One"), Rocky Etienne, individually, and in his official capacity as an employee of Metro One; Mark McMahon, individually, and in his official capacity as an employee of Metro One; "Joe Sheriff," real name unknown, the person intended being a Sheriffs Deputy of the Hamilton County Sheriffs Department, Cincinnati, Ohio, who accosted Darwin David Rhodes at a Toys `R' Us store on or about January 25, 2006, "P.O. Todd," real name unknown, the person intended being a police officer of the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, who arrested Darwin David Rhodes in or about April 2006 for alleged theft at a Toys `R' Us store on January 25, 2006, City of Cincinnati, Defendants.

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

July 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmanuel Roy, New Start, LLC, Brooklyn, NY, Kenechukwu Chudi Okoli, Law Offices of K.C. Okoli, P.C., New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Nancy Ledy-Gurren, Ledy-Gurren Bass & Siff, LLP, Steve B. Getzoff, Thomas Anthony Catalano, Lester, Schwab, Katz and Dwyer LLP, New York, NY, Ronald Cherry, Cherry & Jenifer, P.A., Towson, PA, for Defendants.


DECISION & ORDER

RICHARD M. BERMAN, District Judge.

I. Introduction

On February 7, 2008, Patricia Drayton ("Drayton"), Darwin David Rhodes ("Rhodes"), Valerie Kirk ("Kirk"), Clyde Cones ("Cones"), Angela Stallings ("Stallings"), Lai-Quana Utley ("Utley"), Ida Jackson ("Jackson"), Erica Miller ("Miller"), Teresa Branch ("Branch"), Linda Loving ("Loving"), Patricia Weaver ("Weaver"), Margaret High ("High"), and Denise Scott ("Scott") ...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases