Legal Opinion
Walter Vann v. The City of New York and the New York City Police Department, New York City Police Officer Raul Morrison
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 19, 1995No. 220, Docket 95-7155PublishedCited by 363 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Walter Vann appeals from so much of a final judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Loretta A. Preska, Judge, as dismissed his complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) against defendants-ap-pellees City of New York (the “City”) and the New York City Police Department (the “Department”) (collectively “appellees” or the “municipal defendants”), seeking redress for the use of excessive force by a City police officer who had a history of abusive conduct. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the…
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