Legal Opinion

Kerly Jean Louis v. The City of New York and The New York City Department of Corrections

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided March 18, 2026No. 1:24-cv-09718Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK KERLY JEAN LOUIS, Plaintiff, v. 24-CV-9718 (RA) THE CITY OF NEW YORK and THE NEW OPINION & ORDER YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendants. RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge: This action arises from the brutal attack of Plaintiff Kerly Jean Louis, an employee at the Rikers Island (“Rikers”) Mental Observation Housing Unit, by an incarcerated individual named Dennis Applewhite. Plaintiff brings this action against the City of New York (“the City”) and the New York City Department of Corrections (“NYC DOC”) (collectively…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Collins v. City of Harker HeightsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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