Summary
The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York adopts a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation concerning Plaintiff Jalen Holmes’s constitutional claims against Defendants Mastraccio and Ciancio. The court dismisses the Eighth Amendment sexual assault claim, the Eighth Amendment excessive force claim arising from the May 1, 2024 incident, and the Fourteenth Amendment due process claim against Ciancio. The defendants’ motion is granted in part and denied in part, and their summary judgment motion is denied with leave to refile.
Court
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Jurisdiction
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Decision date
March 13, 2026
Docket number
9:24-CV-1005 (LEK/DJS)
Disposition
other
Questions Presented
- Whether the district court should review the unobjected-to Report and Recommendation for clear error.
- Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's recommendations to dismiss the Eighth Amendment sexual-assault claim, the Eighth Amendment excessive-force claim concerning the May 1, 2024 incident, and the Fourteenth Amendment due-process claim against Ciancio.
- Whether defendants' motion for partial summary judgment based on failure to exhaust administrative remedies should be denied with leave to refile.
Holdings
- When no timely objections are filed, the district court reviews the Report and Recommendation for clear error and may adopt it if no clear error appears on the face of the record.
- The Eighth Amendment sexual-assault claim, the Eighth Amendment excessive-force claim concerning the May 1, 2024 incident, and the Fourteenth Amendment due-process claim against Ciancio are dismissed.
- Defendants' motion for partial summary judgment based on failure to exhaust administrative remedies is denied, with leave to refile.
Court Document
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