Legal Opinion
Britt v. Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 27, 2011No. 06-CV-057SPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
WILLIAM M. SKRETNY, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Carmen Britt brings this action in her individual capacity and on behalf of the estate of her aunt, Lula Baity. Britt brings her claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that several defendants violated Baity’s First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights when, allegedly against her will, Baity was removed from her home and admitted to Erie County Medical Center (“ECMC”) and later referred and admitted to Grace Manor Health Care Facility, Inc. (“Grace Manor”). Britt also alleges that Grace Manor retaliated against her…
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