Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Suffolk County Police Department
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 15, 2011No. 04-CV-2599 (RRM)(WDW)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ON BENCH TRIAL ON FINANCIAL DAMAGES
MAUSKOPF, District Judge.
Plaintiff Thomas C. Wallace seeks certain additional financial damages, to be determined by bench trial, following a jury’s verdict finding defendants liable for First Amendment retaliation pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and awarding emotional distress and punitive damages. After considering the record on the bench trial, and for the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that plaintiff is entitled to damages compensating him for the loss of one hundred and forty-four accrued sick days for…
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