Legal Opinion
King v. Conde
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 15, 1988No. Nos. CV-87-3317 (JBW), CV-87-2359 (JBW)PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DISCOVERY OBJECTIONS
WEINSTEIN, District Judge:
Both of these cases concern disputes over the discoverability of police personnel files, complaint records, and other information sought by plaintiffs in federal civil rights actions against the Suffolk County police department. These cases involve only the files of the police officers who are defendants and thus avoid the more vexing issues raised when records of other officers are sought in an attempt to prove the practice and policy of a municipal government.
Reluctance by the defendants to reveal information in their…
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