Legal Opinion
Diop v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 21, 2014No. 1:13-cv-825-GHWPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GREGORY H. WOODS, United States District Judge:
Defendants the City of New York (the “City”) and New York City Police Department Officers Dana Martillo and Troy Blake1 move for summary judgment on plaintiff Hamath Diop’s claims for false arrest and malicious prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law, and for municipal liability under § 1983. It is undisputed that Mr. Diop was the victim of a harrowing ordeal. He was threatened at knife-point by three men not known to him. He was forced to drive his car dangerously to help the men flee from a robbery that they…
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