Legal Opinion
Rojas v. Alexander's Department Store, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 30, 1986No. 86 C 0956PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICKERSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that defendant through agents acting as police officers wrongfully arrested plaintiff Fernando Rojas in the presence of plaintiff Petrucia Rojas, all in violation of their constitutional rights.
Defendant Alexander’s Department Store (Alexander’s) moves for an order (a) dismissing the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim, (b) dismissing the claims insofar as they allege state claims of false arrest and false imprisonment as barred by N.Y.Civ. Prac.Law § 215(3)…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by22 opinions
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