Boung Jae Jang v. Brown
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kooper, J.
The issue before us is whether the Supreme Court, within the context of a civil action, may direct the New York City Police Department to undertake measures intended to protect the interests of a party to the action. We conclude that the Supreme Court is empowered to issue such a directive and further determine that the Police Department must enforce the lawful order of the court. Accordingly, the judgment appealed from is affirmed.
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In January 1990 an altercation occurred in the Family Red Apple Co. grocery, owned by the petitioner Boung Jae Jang. A black woman…
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