Legal Opinion
Christopher Weeks v. Sgt. David Filighera, et al.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided January 7, 2026No. 6:20-cv-06721Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CHRISTOPHER WEEKS, Plaintiff, Case # 20-CV-6721-FPG v. DECISION AND ORDER SGT. DAVID FILIGHERA, et al., Defendants. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Christopher Weeks, a former inmate at Collins Correctional Facility, commenced this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging excessive force and failure to intervene against Sergeant David Filighera and Corrections Officers Darrin Jones, Bradley Yelen, Shawn Gentner, Scott Killingbeck, and Andrew Kielma. ECF No. 1. On April 25, 2025, after a five-day trial, the jury returned a…
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