Legal Opinion
Chimurenga v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 12, 1999No. 98 CIV. 0176 JSRPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
RAKOFF, District Judge.
On October 22, 1997, plaintiff Ashanti Chimurenga, an attorney, was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle contraband into the Adolescent Reception and Detention Center on Riker’s Island. See Rule 56.1 Statement of Defendant Tyrone Fields (“Fields 56.1 Stmt.”) ¶¶ 3, 23; Pl. Response to Fields 56.1 Stmt. ¶¶ 3, 23. The incident arose when plaintiff, who was teaching a course at the Detention Center, attempted to bring a box of books into the facility. See Deposition of Ashanti Chimurenga (“Pl.Dep.Tr.”) at 26-35. Upon entering the Detention Center,…
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