Legal Opinion
Reisha Simpson v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 15, 2015No. Docket 14-680-cvPublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Circuit Judge:
BACKGROUND
The issue before the Court is whether, on the facts of this case viewed in the light most favorable to Plaintiff-Appellant Reisha Simpson (“Ms. Simpson”), a reasonable juror could find that Defendant-Appellee New York City Police Officer Kenson Nelson (“Officer Nelson”) had probable cause to arrest Ms. Simpson for theft of services after she rebuffed his flirtatious advances, entered the back door of the bus she was intending to ride because the driver could not fix the stuck lift at the front entrance and told passengers to enter through the rear, and was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Robert Jaegly, Jr. v. Matthew Couch, Bernard Santandria, Paula Breen and City of Albany, Docket No. 05-2191-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Sylvia Panetta v. Thomas M. Crowley, Marc Jurnove, Patricia A. Kelvasa, John Doe I, Docket No. 02-7275-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Robert Escalera v. Glenna Lunn, Individually, Louis Crisci, Individually, Rocco A. Pozzi, Individually, and the County of Westchester, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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