Legal Opinion
Jerome Singleton v. City of New York, Ronald Salzer and Anthony Dellaventura
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 25, 1980No. 596, Docket 79-7628PublishedCited by 558 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
Jerome Singleton appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered by Judge Constance Baker Motley on September 9, 1979, dismissing plaintiff’s complaint against the City of New York and two of its police officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that in violation of his constitutional rights he was assaulted, falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted for resisting arrest. The complaint was dismissed on the grounds (1) that the false arrest and assault claims were time-barred and (2) that the malicious…
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