14 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,784 times 279 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
Albright v. Oliver
510 U.S. 266 (1994) Cited 12,411 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiff’s § 1983 claim failed where the plaintiff failed to establish that he was deprived of a substantive due process right secured by the Constitution
Elrod v. Burns
427 U.S. 347 (1976) Cited 4,222 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that local government could not constitutionally base public employment opportunities on political affiliation or nonaffiliation
Ricciuti v. N.Y.C. Transit Authority
124 F.3d 123 (2d Cir. 1997) Cited 1,266 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that there was no protection by immunity for police officer who conspired to fabricate a known false confession and forward that confession to prosecutor
People v. Mingo
2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 4700 (N.Y. 2009) Cited 555 times
In Mingo, the Court adopted a standard for admissibility of hearsay in SORA proceedings which relieves a party from having to establish the methodology and source of the proffered document.
Anderson v. Branen
17 F.3d 552 (2d Cir. 1994) Cited 895 times
Holding that prison officials' Eighth Amendment duty to take reasonable measures to guarantee the safety of inmates in their custody includes a duty to protect inmates from harm threatened by other officers
Murphy v. Lynn
118 F.3d 938 (2d Cir. 1997) Cited 710 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that dismissal for facial insufficiency tends not to indicate favorable termination where the prosecution remains able to institute a "renewed prosecution ... on a facially sufficient pleading"
Kinzer v. Jackson
316 F.3d 139 (2d Cir. 2003) Cited 270 times
Finding that probable cause to prosecute did not exist where "the probable cause that existed at the time of his arrest had been nullified by information establishing [the plaintiff's] innocence"
Bryant v. City of New York
404 F.3d 128 (2d Cir. 2005) Cited 167 times
Holding that the City's decision to keep arrested protestors in custody until they could be arraigned, rather than issue them desk appearance tickets, was not objectively unreasonable
Sachs v. Cantwell
10 Civ. 1663 (JPO) (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 4, 2012) Cited 53 times
Granting summary judgment on tight handcuffing claim where plaintiff experienced 24 hours of swelling and went to hospital but no treatment was provided for wrists

Botbol et al v. The City of New York et al

14 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Holding that the plaintiff’s § 1983 claim failed where the plaintiff failed to establish that he was deprived of a substantive due process right secured by the Constitution

Holding that local government could not constitutionally base public employment opportunities on political affiliation or nonaffiliation

Holding that there was no protection by immunity for police officer who conspired to fabricate a known false confession and forward that confession to prosecutor

In Mingo, the Court adopted a standard for admissibility of hearsay in SORA proceedings which relieves a party from having to establish the methodology and source of the proffered document.

Holding that prison officials' Eighth Amendment duty to take reasonable measures to guarantee the safety of inmates in their custody includes a duty to protect inmates from harm threatened by other officers

Holding that dismissal for facial insufficiency tends not to indicate favorable termination where the prosecution remains able to institute a "renewed prosecution ... on a facially sufficient pleading"

Finding that probable cause to prosecute did not exist where "the probable cause that existed at the time of his arrest had been nullified by information establishing [the plaintiff's] innocence"

Holding that the City's decision to keep arrested protestors in custody until they could be arraigned, rather than issue them desk appearance tickets, was not objectively unreasonable

Granting summary judgment on tight handcuffing claim where plaintiff experienced 24 hours of swelling and went to hospital but no treatment was provided for wrists