Rikers inmate loses lawsuit over cell search following stabbing incident
Brooklyn, NY — A Rikers Island detainee’s lawsuit against the City of New York and two correctional officers was tossed this week after a federal judge found that his constitutional rights were not violated during a post-stabbing cell search.
U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly granted summary judgment to the City, Captain Fluker, and Correction Officer Hyde, rejecting pro se plaintiff Michael Hall’s claims that the March 2022 search of his cell at the Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC) amounted to an illegal search and seizure in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.
Cell searched after stabbing incident
According to court records, Hall was housed in Quad Upper 2 of the AMKC on Rikers Island when another inmate was stabbed during a violent altercation on March 9, 2022. In the immediate aftermath, correction officers conducted a series of searches for the weapon used in the attack, including a sweep of Hall’s cell…