Legal Opinion
Montalvo v. Hutchinson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 22, 1993No. 90 Civ. 0299 (VLB)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VINCENT L. BRODERICK, District Judge.
I
This challenge to discovery rulings of a United States Magistrate Judge presents questions of the role of the courts in protecting both rights of plaintiffs in police misconduct cases to obtain discovery necessary to pursuit of their claims, and the interests of the public and police departments in avoiding unnecessary interference with legitimate police operations. Neither interest can be sacrificed to the other.
Fairness and effectiveness in law enforcement are interdependent. The watchers— the police who monitor and seek to prevent crime — must…
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