Legal Opinion
Lewis v. City of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Police Dept.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 13, 1997No. 95 CIV. 4140(BDP)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
PARKER, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs have brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and related state laws, alleging violations of their Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. Defendants have moved for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56., in part on the basis of qualified immunity. For the reasons stated herein, defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted.
BACKGROUND
This case arose from the execution on July 14, 1994 of a “no knock” search warrant by members of the Mount Vernon, New York police…
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