Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 23, 2003No. 03 CV 238(JG)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GLEESON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Denise Smith has filed this action against the City of New York (the “City”) and Detective Melville Carter and other unnamed police officers. She alleges a conspiracy to intimidate her into refraining from filing a cross-complaint in a criminal case, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1985(2) and (3). (Compile 17-19.) 1
The City moves to dismiss Smith’s complaint against it for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted.
BACKGROUND
The following facts are…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination UnitSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- James Walker v. The City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Jackson v. Onondaga CountyDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2008
- Plair v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
- Brown v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Collington v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Claudio v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
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