Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Dutchess County
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 21, 2014No. 11-cv-1466 (SHS)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
SIDNEY H. STEIN, District Judge.
I.Introduction
Denise Ann Garcia brings this action as administrator of the estate of James J. Healy, Jr., the deceased father of her children K.A. and C.L. Garcia asserts claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and New York state law against Dutchess County and the Dutchess County Sheriffs Office (collectively the “County defendants”), and Dutchess County Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Sistarenik.1 Plaintiffs action arises out of the events on the early morning of March 10, 2010, culminating in Healy’s death after Sistarenik fired a taser at Healy twice in…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Tolan v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Hulett v. City of SyracuseDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2017
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- Muschette ex rel. A.M. v. GionfriddoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2018
- Greenaway v. County of NassauDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2015
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