Legal Opinion
DiSorbo v. Hoy
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 29, 2003No. Docket Nos. 02-7586, 02-7922, 02-7956, 02-7988PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KATZMANN, Circuit Judge.
This case involves disturbing allegations of police brutality. In the early morning hours of December 27, 1998, while at the Union Inn Bar in Schenectady, New York, plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant Rebecca DiSorbo was arrested by defendant-appellant-cross-appellee Ronald Pedersen, a Schenectady police officer. Rebecca DiSorbo claims she was arrested only because she rejected his personal advances. Rebecca DiSorbo’s sister, plaintiff-eross-appellant Jessica DiSorbo,1 was arrested shortly thereafter, and both sisters were transported to the police station where they…
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