Thompson v. The City of New York

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------- X : GREGG THOMPSON, : : Plaintiff, : MEMORANDUM DECISION : AND ORDER - against - : : 24-cv-6947 (BMC) THE CITY OF NEW YORK, OFFICER : REYNOLDS, and POLICE OFFICERS JOHN : DOES 1-4, : : Defendants. : -------------------------------------------------------------- X COGAN, District Judge. In a twist on the classic proverb, plaintiff in this action brought a gun to a chainsaw fight. The police-officer defendant, crediting the post-fight testimony of plaintiff’s saw-revving…