New York Western District Court
Judge:Lawrence J Vilardo
Case #: 1:25-cv-00395
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:May 05, 2025
Last checked: Tuesday May 06, 2025 1:11 AM EDT
Defendant
Ahmed Abdo
Represented By
Robert Emmet Quinn
City Of Buffalo
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Defendant
City of Buffalo
65 Niagara Square
Buffalo, NY 14202
Represented By
Robert Emmet Quinn
City Of Buffalo
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Defendant
Vincent Judge
Represented By
Robert Emmet Quinn
City Of Buffalo
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Defendant
Joseph Meli
Represented By
Robert Emmet Quinn
City Of Buffalo
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Defendant
Adam O'Shei
Represented By
Robert Emmet Quinn
City Of Buffalo
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Defendant
Courtney Tripp
Represented By
Robert Emmet Quinn
City Of Buffalo
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Plaintiff
Lamar Brazzle
Plaintiff
Dorian Cooper


Docket last updated: 05/16/2025 11:59 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 07, 2025
2 2 notice Notice of Appearance Wed 05/07 9:46 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by David M. Lee on behalf of City of Buffalo, Ahmed Abdo, Joseph Meli, Vincent Judge, Adam O'Shei, Courtney Tripp (Lee, David)
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Tuesday, May 06, 2025
utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Tue 05/06 10:34 AM
Case Assigned to Hon. Lawrence J. Vilardo. Notification to Chambers of on-line civil case opening. (TMK)
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adr Automatic Referral to Mediation Tue 05/06 10:35 AM
AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO MEDIATION Pursuant to Section 2.1(A) of the Plan for Alternative Dispute Resolution in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (the ADR Plan), this case is automatically referred to ADR. To access the ADR Plan and for inquiries regarding the Court's ADR Program please review the Court's[LINK:ADR webpage] and/or contact the Court's ADR Administrator at[LINK:adrprogram@nywd.uscourts.gov] . Prior to the Local Rule 16 scheduling conference, counsel and unrepresented parties shall review the [LINK:ADR Plan] and confer with each other regarding ADR for this case. Unless the parties agree to a different intervention, it is presumed they will participate in mediation. The parties shall be prepared to report on the outcome of their ADR discussion at the scheduling conference, as the initial Scheduling Order for this case will establish ADR deadlines in accordance with the ADR Plan. (TMK)
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notice Notice of Availability of Magistrate Judge Tue 05/06 10:35 AM
Notice of Availability of Magistrate Judge: A United States Magistrate of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form (AO-85) is available for download at[LINK:http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/forms] . (TMK)
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Monday, May 05, 2025
1 1 notice Notice of Removal Mon 05/05 9:58 PM
NOTICE OF REMOVAL by All Defendants from New York State Supreme Court - Erie County, case number 805108/2025. (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ANYWDC-5474987), filed by All Defendants.(Quinn, Robert)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet