Cruz v. City of New York

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Emily Jane Goodman, J., and a jury), entered January 13, 2004, awarding plaintiff damages in the principal amount of $631,500, consisting of $7,500 for false arrest and imprisonment, $24,000 for future medical expenses over two years, and $600,000 for a violation of 42 USC § 1983, plus interest, costs and disbursements, unanimously modified, on the facts, to vacate the award for the section 1983 violation and direct a new trial thereon, and otherwise affirmed, without costs, unless, within 30 days after service of a copy of this order with notice of…