Legal Opinion
Dukes v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 7, 1995No. 92 Civ. 7275 (PKL)PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LEISURE, District Judge:
This is an action brought by Marvel Dukes (“Dukes”), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“§ 1983”), for false arrest and malicious prosecution in violation of plaintiffs constitutional rights. Plaintiff sues certain named police officers and the City of New York (the “City”) in this action. 1 Defendants now move for summary judgment on the following grounds: (1) probable cause existed to support plaintiffs arrest; (2) plaintiff cannot prove that his prosecution was motivated by malice, ill will or spite; (3) plaintiff cannot plead or prove a violation of §…
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