Legal Opinion
Betancourt v. Bloomberg
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 18, 2006No. Docket No. 04-0926-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge CALABRESI dissents, in a separate opinion.
KEARSE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Augustine Betancourt appeals from so much of a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York as dismissed his claims against defendants City of New York (“City”), its mayor, and its police commissioner, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, challenging Betancourt’s arrest on a charge of violating City Administrative Code § 16-122. Betancourt alleged that subsection (b) of that section, which, inter alia, prohibits leaving boxes and erécting obstructions in public spaces, is…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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