Legal Opinion
Bates v. New York City Transit Authority
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 26, 1989No. 89 Civ. 429PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
BARTELS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Joseph Bates brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the defendants, New York City Transit Authority, William Corkran, and William E. Rosa, deprived him of rights guaranteed by the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. He seeks compensatory damages from the defendants and punitive damages from Cor-kran and Rosa. Plaintiff also asserts a state common law claim sounding in fraud.
Facts
The facts alleged in the complaint and supporting affidavits, accepted for…
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