Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. Wagstaff
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided February 17, 2023No. 1:16-cv-00321Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JOSUE ORTIZ, Plaintiff, DECISION AND ORDER v. 1:16-CV-00321 EAW MARK STAMBACH, Defendant. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Josue Ortiz (“Plaintiff”) sued defendant Mark Stambach (“Defendant”) for violations of his civil rights related to his arrest and conviction for the murders of Nelson and Miguel Camacho, and his subsequent exoneration. (Dkt. 1). A jury found in Plaintiff’s favor after a five-day trial, and awarded $5 million in compensatory damages and $1.5 million in punitive damages. (Dkt. 158). Currently pending before the Court are…
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