Legal Opinion
Baynes v. Ruderfer
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 14, 2017No. 15 Civ. 2898 (AT) (GWG)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*576OPINION AND ORDER
GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN, United States Magistrate Judge
I. BACKGROUND
Harold Baynes (“Baynes”), the administrator of the estate of William Curlin Baynes, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against New York State Trooper David Ruderfer alleging that he used excessive force against William Baynes, resulting in his death. See Complaint, filed Apr. 15, 2015 (Docket # 1) ¶¶3-4, 15-18. The complaint alleges that Ruderfer stopped William Baynes’s motor vehicle on October 4,2012, at approximately 7:30 p.m., at an intersection in New-burgh, New York. Id. ¶ 12. William Baynes was…
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