Legal Opinion
Rentas v. Ruffin
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 8, 2016No. Nos. 14-2475-cv, 14-2512-cvPublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOHIER, Circuit Judge:
Axel Rentas appeals, and Captain John Ruffin cross-appeals,, from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern , District of New York (Heller-stein, /.). Rentas, a former inmate on Rikers Island, sued several correction officers and prison officials along with the City of New York, claiming that the officers used excessive force against him and then fabricated evidence, leading to his prosecution and prolonged detention. Because we conclude that the District Court committed a significant evidentiary error by excluding certain reports prepared by the…
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