Legal Opinion
Phillips v. City of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 3, 2012No. 10-CV-2330 (MKB)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
MARGO K. BRODIE, District Judge:
Plaintiff Dino Phillips brings the above-captioned action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants City of New York and police officers Edwin Espinal, Charlene Smith, Hector Morales and Peter O’Neill (the “Defendant Officers”) for false arrest, excessive force and malicious prosecution. Trial is scheduled to begin July 30, 2012. Now before the Court are the parties’ motions in limine and Plaintiffs motion to conduct additional discovery.1
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Huey B. Wright v. Harold Smith and Thomas A. Coughlin, IIICourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Lightfoot v. Union Carbide Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by12 opinions
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