Gem Financial Service, Inc. v. City of New York

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------x GEM FINANCIAL SERVICE, INC., d/b/a GEM PAWNBROKERS, Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER 13-CV-1686 (RPK) (RER) v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant. ---------------------------------------------------------x RACHEL P. KOVNER, United States District Judge: After a two-week trial, a jury found defendant City of New York liable for Fourth Amendment violations under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and for malicious prosecution under New York law. The jury awarded plaintiff Gem Financial Service, Inc., d/b/a/…