Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Watley
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 10, 1986No. 81 Civ. 5677 (MEL)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
Eddie Lee Gordon sues pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) claiming violation of his rights under the fourth, eighth and fourteenth amendments of the United States Constitution, and pursuant to the common law of New York alleging wrongful arrest, seizure, transportation and imprisonment by Charles Watley, Nathaniel Witsell and Nassau County (“the Nassau defendants”), by Thomas Coughlin III, Harold J. Smith, and Wilson E.J. Walters (“the state defendants”) and by John and/or Jane Does Nos. 1-20.
The facts giving rise to this action are set out at 601 F.Supp. 1512…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Russo v. New York State Board of ParoleNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. BrittNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. ThompsonNew York Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. BrittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Ngemi v. County of NassauDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2015
- Gordon v. WatleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986