Legal Opinion
Pierce v. City of N.Y.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 11, 2017No. 16–cv–5703 (BMC)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COGAN, District Judge.
This § 1983 excessive-force action arose out of an incident that took place on Labor Day, 2015. A RadioShack manager accused plaintiff of trying to steal merchandise. When police approached plaintiff and the manager outside the store on the sidewalk of Flatbush Avenue and asked to search plaintiff's bag, plaintiff, who at the time was a recreations manager and former personal trainer, took off running down the sidewalk. An officer gave chase on foot, and a nearby police car joined the pursuit, proceeding south on Flatbush Avenue to try to get ahead of plaintiff.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Watts v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Cash v. County of ErieCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
- Nimely v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Zellner v. SummerlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
- Dr. Judith Piesco v. Edward I. Koch, the City of New York, Department of Personnel, Juan Ortiz and Nicholas Laporte, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Colon v. City of RochesterDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2019
- Dixon v. The City of SyracuseDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2020
- Doe v. New York City Department of EducationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2024
- Pierce v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2020
- Susan-Ann Keir v. Officer Reginald Donaldson, Town of Shawangunk New York, and New York State PoliceDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2025