Legal Opinion
Watts v. New York City Police Dep't
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 17, 2015No. 13 Civ. 5636(GWG)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff Michael Watts brought a pro se complaint against the City of New York, Detective Jose Higa, and Detective James Santana, alleging violations of his constitutional rights. Defendants have- moved for summary judgment.1 The parties consented to having this matter decided by a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). For the following reasons, defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part.
1. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
The following summary of the facts is based on Watts’s…
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