Legal Opinion

Cruz v. City of New York

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided April 26, 2021No. 1:18-cv-05584Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK PEDRO CRUZ, MEMORANDUM & ORDER Plaintiff, 18-CV-5584 (NGG) (RLM) -against- THE CITY OF NEW YORK, POLICE OFFICER RYAN SMITH, SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER FLAHERTY, SSA JOHN TODARO, JOHN DOES 1-3, Defendants. NICHOLAS G. GARAUFIS, United States District Judge. After a vehicle stop on Staten Island in July 2017, Plaintiff Pedro Cruz was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon, a gravity knife, and for excessive window tinting on his car. All charges were eventually dropped. Mr. Cruz brought this suit under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against Police…

2Cases cited28 opinions

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
Albright v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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