V.W. BY AND THROUGH WILLIAMS v. CONWAY

9:16-CV-1150.

236 F.Supp.3d 554 (2017)

V.W., a minor, BY AND THROUGH his parent and natural guardian Dereck WILLIAMS, R.C., a minor, by and through his parent and natural guardian Sandra Chambers, C.I., a minor, by and through his parent and natural guardian Vertell Pendarvis, M.R., a minor, by and through his parent and natural guardian Karen Raymond, F.K., a minor, by and through his parent and natural guardian Kashinde Kabagwira, and J.P., a minor, by and through his parent and natural guardian Alissa Quiones, Plaintiffs, v. Eugene CONWAY, Onondaga County Sheriff in his official capacity, Esteban Gonzalez, Chief Custody Deputy of the Onondaga County Justice Center, in his official capacity, Kevin M. Brisson, Assistant Chief Custody Deputy, in his official capacity, and Syracuse City School District, Defendants.

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

Signed February 22, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Nature of Suit: 550 Prisoner: Civil Rights
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, OF COUNSEL: CHRISTOPHER T. DUNN, ESQ. , MARIKO HIROSE, ESQ. , PHILIP L. DESGRANGES, ESQ. , AADHITHI PADMANABHAN, ESQ. , MARIANA L. KOVEL, ESQ. , 125 Broad Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.

LEGAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, OF COUNSEL: JOSHUA T. COTTER, ESQ. , SAMUEL C. YOUNG, ESQ. , SUSAN M. YOUNG, ESQ. , 221 South Warren Street, Suite 300, Syracuse, NY 13202, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.

SANFORD, HEISLER LLP, OF COUNSEL: AIMEE KRAUSE STEWART, ESQ. , 1666 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.

ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF LAW, OF COUNSEL: CAROL L. RHINEHART, ESQ. , John H. Mulroy Civic Center, 421 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor, Syracuse, NY 13202, Attorneys for defendants Eugene Conway, Esteban Gonzalez, and Kevin M. Brisson.

BOND, SCHOENECK LAW FIRM, OF COUNSEL: JONATHAN B. FELLOWS, ESQ., One Lincoln Center, Syracuse, NY 13202, Attorneys for defendant Syracuse City School District.

HON. RICHARD S. HARTUNIAN , United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, OF COUNSEL: JOHN D. HOGGAN, JR., ESQ. , Ass't United States Attorney, 445 Broadway, Room 218, Albany, NY 12207.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section, OF COUNSEL: KYLE SMIDDIE, ESQ. , ATTICUS LEE, ESQ. , 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20530.

NAACP — CNY CHAPTER LEGAL COMMITTEE, OF COUNSEL: LANESSA L. OWENS, ESQ. , Colvin Station, P.O. Box 397, Syracuse, NY 13205, Attorneys for Amici Curiae.


MEMORANDUM — DECISION and ORDER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ....564

II. BACKGROUND ....565

A. The Justice Center ....566

B. The School District ....566

C. Discipline at the Jail ....566

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