Legal Opinion
An v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 2, 2017No. 16 Civ. 5381 (LGS)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge:
Plaintiff Ruben An was arrested while filming on his cell phone New York Police Department (“NYPD”) officers. He sues Defendant City of New York (“the City”), alleging the arrest violated his First Amendment rights and seeking an injunction barring NYPD officers from arresting Plaintiff or others solely for recording police officers who are performing official duties in public. The City moves to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). For the following reasons, the motion is granted.
I. BACKGROUND
The…
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