Legal Opinion
Covington v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 18, 1999No. Docket No. 96-2026PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and Remanded. Judge Glasser dissents with a separate opinion.
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
Ronnie Covington, pro se, appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Eugene H. Nickerson, Judge), entered June 5, 1995, dismissing his civil rights complaint, alleging, inter alia, a false arrest claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and from a judgment entered November 9, 1995 denying Covington’s motion to amend or vacate the June 5, 1995 judgment. The only question on appeal is whether the district court correctly dismissed Coving-ton’s false arrest claim…
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