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CIVIL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Pitt Bull Owners’ § 1983 Action May Proceed

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2018, 56 L. Courts consider the breed of the dog for the dog’s aggressive nature, the dog’s location and behavior, and any dog owner’s negligence or lack of supervision or control. 6:19-CV-6780 EAW, 2020 WL 7047493, at *4 (W.D.N.Y. 30, 2020); Strong v. 17-CV-6183-FPG, 2020 WL 1445877, at *4 (W.D.N.Y. Dep't of Soc.

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The provision also sets a two-year statute of limitations except for 2017 injuries that are filed in 2020. On March 25, 2020, the Supreme Court left questions unanswered as it declined to hear the writ of certiorari filed by the Estate of Raheel Siddiqui in Siddiqui v. 2512 (2020), appealed from Siddiqui v. 3d 978, 981 (9th Cir.

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