Boykins v. City of Syracuse

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK LIZA ACQUAH, GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR J.B., A MINOR, Plaintiff, -against- 5:18-CV-1378 (LEK/DEP) CITY OF SYRACUSE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION In February 2017, Defendant Police Officer Vallon Smith arrived at Nottingham High School in Syracuse, New York in response to a call from Vice Principal Kenneth Baxter, who requested that Officer Smith remove Plaintiff J.B. from the school for trespassing. Dkt. No. 1 (“Complaint”) ¶¶ 15–16. A struggle ensued between Plaintiff and Officer Smith as Smith…