Legal Opinion
Mejia v. City of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 5, 2000No. 1:96-cv-03007PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORRECTED OPINION
TRAGER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Luis and Aura Mejia (the “Me-jias”) bring this § 1983 / Bivens action against the City of New York (the “City”), Airborne Freight Corporation (“Airborne”), U.S. Customs Service Special Agent Brenda Tipton (“S/A Tipton”), and Sergeant Daniel McNicholas (“Sergeant McNicholas”) and Detective John Skinner (“Detective Skinner”) of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) (the latter two individuals collectively referred to as the “police defendants”), alleging false arrest, false imprisonment, use of excessive force, and malicious prosecution,…
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- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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