Legal Opinion
Robert Vargas v. The City of New York and the New York City Police Department
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 27, 2004No. 03-7311PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
B.D. PARKER, JR., Circuit Judge.
Robert Vargas appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Preska, /.) dismissing, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c), his complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of New York alleging violations of equal protection and due process arising from his termination by the New York City Police Department. Vargas and his partner were tried on departmental charges of using excessive force in effectuating an arrest. After the charges were sustained and Vargas was dismissed from the NYPD, he sought…
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