Legal Opinion
Law v. Cullen
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 15, 1985No. 84 Civ. 5638 (EW)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
This action is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983, based upon allegations that plaintiff, Thomas Law, Jr., was beaten by New York City police officers upon his arrest on August 15, 1981. Named as defendants are the arresting officer, Edward J. Cullen (“Cullen”), three other unnamed police officers, and the City of New York.
Before the Court are a number of motions, made by both plaintiff and defendants. Defendant, the City of New York, moves for summary judgment, pursuant to Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P., contending that plaintiff has failed to raise an…
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