Legal Opinion
Davis v. Lynbrook Police Department
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 17, 2002No. 98CV0015(ADS)(MLO)PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
Charles Edward Davis (“Davis” or the “plaintiff’) commenced this action by filing a complaint on December 30,1997, alleging that Detective James Curtis (“Curtis” or a “defendant”), Joseph Neve (“Neve” or a “defendant”), and the Lynbrook Police Department (“LPD” or a “defendant”) (collectively, the “defendants”) deprived him of his constitutional rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Presently before the Court is a motion by Neve and the LPD (collectively, the “Lynbrook Defendants”) for summary judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Parties
For the…
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