Legal Opinion
Mercurio v. City of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 6, 1984No. 80 C 2500PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NICKERSON, District Judge.
This case is before the court on motions by the individual defendants for reimbursement from defendant the City of New York (the City) of their costs, including attorneys’ fees, in the defense of the action.
Plaintiff claimed, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and New York common law, that while he was incarcerated at the City Police Department’s Queens Central Booking facility on March 17, 1980 defendants Bergen, Cronk, Mahoney, McGorty, and Simile, then New York City police officers, beat him without justification. Plaintiff alleged further that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Cahn v. Town of HuntingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Corning v. Village of Laurel HollowNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Stamford Board of Education v. Stamford Education Association, Stamford Federation of TeachersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Caruso v. New York City Police Department Pension FundsNew York Supreme Court · 1983
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Harris v. RiveraDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- Kelly v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
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