Murphy v. County of Chemung

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CHRISTOPHER MURPHY, Plaintiff, Case # 17-CV-6339-FPG v. DECISION AND ORDER ANDREW C. HUGHSON, et al., Defendants. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Christopher Murphy, proceeding pro se, brings this action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

for constitutional violations allegedly arising out of police conduct following his arrest on June 5, 2014. In his Amended Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that (1) following his arrest on a bench warrant, City of Elmira Police Department Officers Defendants Andrew C. Hughson and Frank B. Hillman (collectively “Elmira…