National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights v. City of New York

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs are suing defendants for the alleged unconstitutional practices of the Street Crime Unit (“SCU”) of engaging in suspi-cionless stops and frisks of minorities, particularly young black and Hispanic- men. Defendants now move under Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for a protective order shielding certain documents from discovery on the ground that they are protected from disclosure under the attorney-client and/or work product privilege. In particular, defendants seek to withhold the documents…