Legal Opinion
Peterson v. County of Nassau
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 23, 1998No. 9:95-cv-02028PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SEYBERT, District Judge.
On May 30, 1994, plaintiffs Charles Peterson and Leonard Weston had what can only be described as a less than memorable Memorial Day. Their chance visit to a local Genovese store to purchase medication for Mr. Peterson’s sore gums resulted in their unfortunate misidentifieation and arrest as robbery suspects.
The plaintiffs initiated this action against the police officers involved and Nassau County (“County”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law claims of false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Only the false arrest claims…
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