Legal Opinion
Douglas v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 24, 2009No. 06 Civ. 6134(DC)PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
On November 6, 2004, plaintiff Frank Douglas was arrested by members of the New York City Police Department (the “NYPD”). In this civil rights case, he seeks damages, alleging that he was arrested without probable cause and subjected to two unlawful strip searches. He also asserts a municipal liability claim against the City of New York (the “City”), arguing that the NYPD has a pattern and practice of unlawfully arresting minorities on drug charges so that it can meet arrest quotas.
Defendants move for summary judgment, arguing, based on their account of what…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Jeffreys v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
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