Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Whiteford
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 21, 2019No. 16-CV-6805LPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID G. LARIMER, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Larry E. Brooks, Sr. ("plaintiff" or "Brooks") commenced this pro se civil rights action on December 12, 2016. In the original complaint, Brooks asserted claims against several Buffalo, New York police officers and a civilian, Talia Singletary, arising out of his arrest on November 24, 2013.
On initial review, the Court granted plaintiff's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis , but held that plaintiff's false-arrest and malicious-prosecution claims would be dismissed with prejudice, unless plaintiff filed an amended…
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