Legal Opinion
MacISSAC v. Town of Poughkeepsie
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 9, 2011No. 09 CIV 02828-WGYPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
WILLIAM G. YOUNG, District Judge. 1
I. INTRODUCTION
It is said that hard cases make bad law. This is a hard case. The plaintiff, Duncan P. Maclssac, Jr. (“Maclssac”), alleges that he was subject to the use of excessive force by five police officers, John O’Rourke, Dattell Honkala, Craig Meisel, Jason Guy, and Edward Kolor (collectively “the Officers”), who were employed by the Town of Poughkeepsie (“the Town”) and acting under color of state law. Maclssac seeks compensatory and punitive damages as against the Officers, compensatory damages and injunctive relief as against…
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