Williams v. United States of America et al, No. 1:2017cv06779 - Document 52 (S.D.N.Y. 2019)

Court Description: OPINION & ORDER re: 41 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Complaint: Roberto Grant was beaten to death in an MCC dormitory. Contrary to the Government's assertion, this is not a case involving an "unadorned, the-defendant-unlawfully -harmed-me accusation." Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678. Rather, this tragedy had to stem from a cascade of failures and seems like a case where the matter speaks for itself. Recently, the death of a high-profile defendant reinvigorated public scrutiny o f MCC. The unexplained circumstances surrounding Mr. Grant's death raise troubling questions about the BOP's oversight of individuals remanded to it custody. Mr. Grant's relatives - and the public - have an interest in leave what happe ned. For the foregoing reasons, Defendants' motions to dismiss the Amended Complaint is granted in part and denied in part. The Bivens claims are dismissed against all Defendants. The Federal Torts Claims Act claims are dismissed as to the Bureau of Prisons and the individual defendants, but may proceed against the United States. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley, III on 10/18/2019) (jwh)