Barnhart v. The City of Rochester

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK RACHEL BARNHART, Plaintiff, Case # 21-CV-6718-FPG v. DECISION AND ORDER THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, et al., Defendants. INTRODUCTION This is one of many cases pending before the Court that arises out of protests that erupted in the City of Rochester in September 2020 following the release of news that Daniel Prude, an unarmed black man, died during an encounter with police in March 2020. Plaintiff Rachel Barnhart—a protestor who alleges she was injured during the protests—filed this action in state court against the City of Rochester…