On Monday, May 11, 2026, the Hon. Anthony Brindisi of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss filed by Defendants Oneida County and several Oneida County Correctional Officers in an ECBAWM lawsuit regarding the tragic death of Antwan Cater in an upstate New York jail in 2024. Mr. Cater was just 25 years old when he died after experience a seizure while he was held in an Oneida County jail, where he was incarcerated following his arrest for a minor offense.

The Court dismissed the Defendants’ motion in its entirety, allowing Plaintiff’s constitutional and wrongful death claims to proceed, including claims against the County regarding the deficient County jail policies and practices that led to Mr. Cater’s death.

ECBAWM attorneys Katie Rosenfeld, Julia P. Kuan, and Nick Bourland represent the Plaintiff, Mr. Cater’s father, Terry Watson, in the suit.