Legal Opinion
Stanczyk v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 3, 2014No. Docket No. 13-1582-cvPublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge:
On March 21, 2013, a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York found City of New York police officers Richard DeMartino (“De-Martino”) and Shaun Grossweiler (“Gros-sweiler”) (the “Officers”) liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for employing excessive force while arresting Plaintiff-Appellant Anna Stanczyk (“Stanczyk”) in November 2010.1 The jury awarded Stanczyk $55,000 in compensatory damages and $2,000 in punitive damages against each Officer. Judgment was subsequently entered on April 2, 2013. In a June 24, 2013 order, the district court…
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