Legal Opinion
Alberts v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 5, 1982No. 80 Civ. 7288 (KTD)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:
> [1] Plaintiff initiated this $3.5 million lawsuit against the City of New York, the New York City Police Department and New York City Police Officers James Ogletree, “Jane Doe” and “John Doe”, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, after her arrest on August 8, 1980, for disorderly conduct, harassment, and resisting arrest. The amended complaint 1 added causes of action for false arrest and assault and battery, and it requests punitive damages. Defendants’ motions for judgment on the pleadings and default were denied leading to a non-jury trial on…
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- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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