Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. Pearson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 22, 2000No. 97 Civ. 885(KMW)(THK)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KIMBA M. WOOD, District Judge.
Pro se plaintiff alleges that federal prison officials used excessive force against him during pre-trial detention, entitling him to monetary relief from the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., and from individual defendants pursuant to the implied constitutional right of action recognized in Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971) and its progeny. Defendants move for summary judgment dismissing both claims or, in the…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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