Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 22, 2014No. 12-CV-6805 (VEC)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
VALERIE CAPRONI, District Judge:
Plaintiff Diana Williams, who is profoundly deaf and communicates primarily through sign language, seeks a permanent injunction pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requiring the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) to adopt policies and procedures to provide accommodations to hearing-impaired persons upon arrest and incarceration.1
Defendant has moved for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c) arguing that Plaintiff lacks standing because the complaint does not allege a likelihood of future harm. In…
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