Dawson v. The City of Mount Vernon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X : SHAKIRA DAWSON et al., : : Plaintiffs, : : 18-CV-1044 (JMF) -v- : : OPINION AND ORDER THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON et al., : : Defendants. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge: This case arises from an encounter between Plaintiffs Shakira Dawson and Robert Johnson and officers of the Mount Vernon Police Department (“MVPD”). On February 7, 2017, Plaintiffs drove off after being…