Legal Opinion
Shabazz v. Kailer
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 12, 2016No. 15-CV-2798 (JGK)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:
Omar Shabazz and Donald Wallace, a.k.a. Donald Perrington, bring this action against defendants Kieran Kailer and the City of New York for alleged violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and for malicious prosecution under New York law. Shabazz and Wallace allege that Kailer, then a New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) officer, violated their constitutional rights by fabricating evidence that was presented in a trial at which the plaintiffs were each convicted of criminal possession of a weapon. The convictions were ultimately reversed by the New York…
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