Legal Opinion

Hulett v. City of Syracuse

District Court, N.D. New York

Decided May 30, 2017No. 5:14-CV-152PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVID N. HURD, United States District Judge

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION..'. 476

II. BACKGROUND... 477

III. LEGAL STANDARD... 479

IV. DISCUSSION... 480

A. Threshold Matters... 480

1. The Parties’ Briefing... 480

2. The Video Evidence... 481

B. The Centro defendants... 483

1. Disability Discrimination... 483

i. Proximate Cause... 484

ii. The Direct Threat Doctrine... 487

2. The § 1983 Medical Indifference Claim against Sup’r Robinson... 488

3. Officer Coleman’s Employment Status... 490

C. The City defendants... 491

1. Excessive Force & Assault and Battery. .. 491

*4762. False Arrest and Imprisonment... 494

3.…

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