Bah v. City of New York

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for false arrest, *647battery, and civil rights violations pursuant to 42 USC § 1983, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Velasquez, J.), dated May 16, 2012, which granted the cross motion of the defendants, City of New York and New York City Police Department, for summary judgment dismissing the plaintiffs cause of action to recover damages for civil rights violations pursuant to 42 USC § 1983 insofar as asserted against the defendant City of New York, and denied that branch of her motion which was for leave to…