Legal Opinion
Soto v. City of N.Y.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided September 27, 2017No. 12–CV–6911 (RA)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge
This case arises out of the tragic shooting of a mentally ill man and his mother by members of the New York City Police Department. Plaintiffs Edgar Soto, Jr., Flora Soto, and Edgar Soto, Sr. asserted excessive force and due process claims against the City of New York and Police Officers Brian Santiago, Angel Torres, and Augustin Melendez pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as state law claims for assault, battery, and loss of consortium. After a two-week jury trial, Plaintiffs moved for partial judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Federal Rule…
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