Legal Opinion
Rucks v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 30, 2015No. 12 Civ. 4226(KPF)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge.
Plaintiff Jody Rucks1 brought this action in May 2012 against the City of New York and New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) officers Anthony Bruno, Michael O’Connor, and Michael Percy (collectively, the “Defendant Officers”) in their individual and official capacities. In it, Plaintiff raised claims of false arrest, excessive force, denial of fair trial, and malicious prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and for assault and battery under New York state law, stemming from his June 18, 2011 arrest and subsequent events. On July 14, 2014,…
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