District Court, W.D. New York August 17, 2018, No. 6:12-CV-6655-MAT-JWF (Reed v. Sheppard)

HON. MICHAEL A. TELESCA, United States District Judge

I. Introduction

This is an action instituted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, and 1988, by pro se plaintiffs Charles Reed, Sr. ("Charles") and Richard Reed ("Richard") (collectively, "Plaintiffs"). Charles and Richard are the father and brother, respectively, of Charles Quincy Reed, Jr. ("Quincy").