Basora v. City of Poughkeepsie

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK RICHARD BASORA, Plaintiff, OPINION & ORDER -against- 22-CV-03300 (PMH) THE CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE, et al., Defendants. PHILIP M. HALPERN, United States District Judge: Richard Basora (“Plaintiff”) brings this action against the City of Poughkeepsie (the “City”) and Officer Tyler Hoag (“Hoag” and together, “Defendants”), asserting a claim of excessive force under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and state law claims of assault and battery in connection with an arrest effectuated on April 28, 2021. (Doc. 1, “Compl.”).1 Pending before the Court are the…