Russo v. State of NY

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SOFAER, District Judge:

Plaintiff Anthony Russo, and three members of his family, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that defendants deprived them of their constitutional rights. Plaintiffs also brought a number of state law claims, based upon the same series of events. Several of the claims and most of the defendants were dismissed by the Court or dropped by the plaintiffs prior to or during the trial. The jury found one of the two remaining defendants, State Trooper Lawrence Cichocki, liable to Anthony Russo for malicious prosecution under New York State…