Zhiwen Chen v. County of Suffolk

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

HURLEY, Senior District Judge.

Presently before the Court are the following motions: (1) defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 50(b) or, in the alternative, for a new trial under Rule 59; and (2) plaintiffs motion for reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and interest pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b). For the reasons stated below, defendants’ motion is DENIED in its entirety, and plaintiffs motion is GRANTED, in part.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Zhiwen Chen (“Chen” or “plaintiff’) brought this action alleging, inter alia,…