Perez v. Quiros

── Perez v. Quiros ── Case No.: 25-454-cv Court: Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Date: April 06, 2026 Category: General 25-454-cv Perez v. Quiros et al. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT SUMMARY ORDER RULINGS BY SUMMARY ORDER DO NOT HAVE PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. CITATION TO A SUMMARY ORDER FILED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2007, IS PERMITTED AND IS GOVERNED BY FEDERAL RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 32.1 AND THIS COURT’S LOCAL RULE 32.1.1. WHEN CITING A SUMMARY ORDER IN A DOCUMENT FILED WITH THIS COURT, A PARTY MUST CITE EITHER THE FEDERAL APPENDIX OR AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE (WITH THE NOTATION “SUMMARY ORDER”). A PARTY CITING TO A SUMMARY ORDER MUST SERVE A COPY OF IT ON ANY PARTY NOT REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL. At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the City of New York, on the 6th day of April, two thousand twenty-six. PRESENT: DEBRA ANN LIVINGSTON, Chief Judge, BARRINGTON D. PARKER, MYRNA PÉREZ, Circuit Judges. _____________________________________ Ometrius Perez, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 25-454 Angel Quiros, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Correction, in the Official capacities, Connecticut Department of Corrections, in the 1 Official capacities, Colleen Gallager, Correctional Health Service Program Director, in the Official capacities, Amonda Hannah, Warden, in the Official capacities, Michael Calderon, Counselor Supervisor and Facility ADA Coordinator, in the Official capacities, Kristine Barone, Warden, in the Official capacities, Jane Walsh, Facility ADA Coordinator, in the Official capacities, Damien Doran, Deputy Warden, in the Official capacities, John Dougherty, Warden, in the Official capacities, Jane Vareen, Facility ADA Coordinator, in the Official capacities, Defendants-Appellees. _____________________________________ FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT: Ometrius Perez, pro se, Suffield, CT. FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES: Terrence M. O’Neill, Assistant Attorney General, for William Tong, Attorney General of Connecticut, Hartford, CT. Appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Oliver, J.). UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the order of the district court, entered on January 30, 2025, is AFFIRMED. 2  Ometrius Perez, proceeding pro se, appeals from the district court’s denial of preliminary injunctive relief. Perez, who is legally blind, sued the Connecticut Department of Correction and prison officials under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), alleging that he had been denied reasonable accommodations. He sought damages, declaratory relief, and an injunction requiring the defendants to provide him with unobstructed access to certain auxiliary aids, a single cell, and a cell nearer to the showers. In August 2024, Perez moved for preliminary injunctive relief, and the defendants opposed. The district court denied preliminary injunctive relief, concluding that Perez had failed to show that he was likely to succeed on the merits of his claims, or that “extreme or very serious damage” would result absent an injunction. Perez v. Quiros, 3:24-cv-651 (VDO), 2025 WL 342837, at *4