Legal Opinion
Louis v. Metropolitan Transit Authority
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 6, 2015No. 12-CV-6333 (ILG)(JO)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GLASSER, Senior District Judge:
Plaintiff Maria Louis (“Louis”) brought suit against the Metropolitan Transit Authority Bus Company (“MTA”) and its bus driver, Stephen Wright (collectively “MTA Defendants”), as well as the City of New York (“City”) and its police officer, Crystal Martin (collectively “City Defendants”), under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting claims based on the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Plaintiff, a Muslim woman, claims that she was ejected from a public bus because she was wearing a burqa. After discovery, the MTA Defendants and City Defendants…
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