Legal Opinion
Chang v. City of Albany
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided August 30, 1993No. 91-CV-1028PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
McAVOY, Chief Judge.
I. BACKGROUND AND FACTS
Plaintiff Andrew Chang (“Chang” or “plaintiff’) seeks judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(b), or, in the alternative, a new trial pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 59(a). Plaintiff brought suit against the City of Albany (“City”), the Albany Police Department (“Police Department”) and Albany Police Officer Ralph Tashjian, alleging that defendants used excessive force in arresting him for disorderly conduct on September 18, 1990. Plaintiff sought to recover for state law battery and under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for…
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