Some Defendants Dismissed From Suit On Hosting Religious Services At Homeless Shelter

In Caractor v. City of New York Department of Homeless Services, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134623 (SD NY, Nov. 22, 2011), plaintiff, a bishop in the Discovered Being Ministry, sought to hold religious services at a housing facility for the homeless shortly after he and his family received shelter there. The Department of Homeless Services denied his request and he sued. The court now granted motions of certain of the defendants to dismiss them because they were not personally involved in any of the alleged violations of plaintiff's free exercise or free speech rights.