Triable issues of fact exist in Civil Rights Case regarding whether Probable Cause Existed, New York
Mr. Mendez was walking down the street in the Bronx to meet a woman. After inquiring of a passing citizen on the street, several police officers pulled up and threw the Plaintiff against the wall. With Plaintiff was the passerbyer - Jamal Joseph - who was thrown up against the wall of an apartment building with the Plaintiff. "Officers Shea and Moreno and their supervisor, Lieutenant Davis, were on patrol in the vicinity [that day]. Shea observed plaintiff standing near Josep
Federal District Court allows Tolling of Statute of Limitations for a Mentally Ill Man who suffered
The New York Law Journal reports that "A mentally ill man who lost his leg after members of a Korean church tied him down with duct tape so they could pray over him can move forward with his lawsuit over the 'religious healing,' a federal judge has ruled." After a conservator was appointed, this gentlemen was able to get the medications he needed and receive the proper physical care. Why did he suffer the amputation you ask? This Korean church bound the man in such a way to c
Southern District Dismisses Civil Rights Complaint as Time Barred
Often confusing is what date the statute of limitations for civil rights claims accrue and when do these claims expire. As the Plaintiff in Anderson (14-CV-7162, SDNY) can attest to, Federal District Courts, here the Southern District of New York, will dismiss a claim that is time-barred due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. The Southern District Court here reitterates that: Under New York law, the statute of limitations for §1983 claims, including false arrest
