Wallace v. New York

• Citation: 40 F.Supp.3d 278
• Decision Date: 28 August 2014
• Docket Number: No. 12–CV–5866 PKC.,12–CV–5866 PKC.
• Parties: Troy C. WALLACE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. State of NEW YORK, et al., Defendants.
• Court: U.S. District Court — Eastern District of New York

40 F.Supp.3d 278

Troy C. WALLACE, et al., Plaintiffs
v.
State of NEW YORK, et al., Defendants.

No. 12–CV–5866 PKC.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

Signed Aug. 28, 2014.

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Troy C. Wallace, Fishkill, NY, pro se.

Richard T. Geoffrion, Holbrook, NY, pro se.

Marcello M. Aiello, Yaphank, NY, pro se.

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Charles McLauren, Bayshore, NY, pro se.

Jehovah Cobin, Patchogue, NY, pro se.

Robert Blunt, West Babylon, NY, pro se.

Angel Tirado, Bronx, NY, pro se.

Earl Calloway, Westbury, NY, pro se.

Susan M. Connolly, N.Y.S. Office of the Attorney General, Rudolph Max Baptiste, Hauppauge, NY, David H. Arntsen, Anne C. Leahey, Devitt Spellman Barrett, Smithtown, NY, Thomas A. Catalano, Lester, Schwab, Katz & Dwyer, LLP, John A. Wait, Oksana Gaussy Wright, Fox Rothschild LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

PAMELA K. CHEN, District Judge:

Table of Contents

I. Background 285

A. Plaintiffs 286

1.	Troy Wallace	286
2.	Marcello Aiello, Jr.	287
3.	Robert Blunt	287
4.	Earl Calloway	287
5.	Jehovah Colon	287
6.	Joshua Factor	288
7.	Richard Geoffrion	288
8.	Charles McLaurin	288
9.	Angel Tirado	288

B. The Laws 288

1.	State Registration Requirements	288
2.	The State, County, and Town Residency Restrictions	291

i.	State	291
ii.	County	291
iii.	Town	292

C. Procedural History and Claims 293

II. Discussion 294

A.	Standard of Review	294
B.	Article III Standing	295

1.	Standing to Challenge the State Registration Requirements	296
2.	Standing to Challenge the State Residency Restrictions	297
3.	Standing to Challenge the County and Town Residency Restrictions	300
4.	Standing to Challenge the County's Trailer Program	301

C. The State's Motion to Dismiss 302

1.	Statute of Limitations	302
2.	Eleventh Amendment Immunity	303
3.	Failure to State a Claim	305

i.	Ex Post Facto Claim Relating to the Current State Registration Requirements	306
ii.	Ex Post Facto Claim Relating to the State Residency Restrictions	311

D. The Other Parties' Motions to Dismiss 321

1.	Preemption Claims Regarding the County and Town Residency Restrictions	321
2.	Failure to State a Claim	322

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