Legal Opinion
Amato v. City of Saratoga Springs
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided January 20, 1998No. 95-CV-1510PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER
MeAVOY, Chief Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
This action arises out of plaintiff Paul Am-ato’s arrest and booking at the Saratoga Springs Police Department (“the Department”) on May 26, 1994. Plaintiff alleged that while he was being booked, defendants Robert Flanagan and Lynn Thomas 1 used excessive force on him.
After a four day jury trial, the jury found defendant Flanagan liable to Plaintiff for using excessive force during Plaintiff’s booking and found defendant Thomas liable for failure to intercede. 2 The jury awarded Plaintiff $1 in nominal damages and found that…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Hugh L. Carey, Individually and as Governor of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by25 opinions
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