Legal Opinion
Newton v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 16, 2008No. 07 Civ. 6211(SAS)PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Alan Newton was imprisoned for more than twenty-two years for a crime he did not commit. He filed this action against the City of New York and certain of its officers and employees alleging violations of his civil rights as a result of defendants’ investigation, prosecution, and subsequent failure to examine exculpatory evidence. Defendants now move to dismiss each and every claim in the Complaint. 1 For the reasons stated herein, this motion is granted in part and denied in part.
II. BACKGROUND
A. Facts 2
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