Brown v. Town of Amherst

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK NELLIE BROWN and GERARD FONTE, Plaintiffs, DECISION AND ORDER v. 1:23-CV-00993 EAW TOWN OF AMHERST, et al., Defendants. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Nellie Brown (“Plaintiff Brown”) and Gerard Fonte (“Plaintiff Fonte”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed this action on September 20, 2023, asserting claims pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

for violations of their constitutional rights and a common- law claim for conversion against defendants Town of Amherst, Officer David Awald (“Defendant Awald”), Officer Trey Johnson (“Defendant Johnson”), Officer…