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Case Name	Gomez-Garcia v. New York City Police Dep't	PN-NY-0015
Docket / Court	451000/2012 ( State Court )
State/Territory	New York
Case Type(s)	Policing
Attorney Organization	Legal Services/Legal Aid
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Defendant-type

Law-enforcement

General

Failure to train

Over/Unlawful Detention

Pattern or Practice

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Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

State law

Case Details


Defendant(s)	City of New York
Plaintiff Description	The plaintiffs are several individuals who were subjected to full arrest processes by the NYPD for the possession of small quantities of marijuana, despite state law mandating that these individuals merely be issued a ticket.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	Legal Services/Legal Aid
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	None yet
Case Ongoing	Yes

Additional Resources


	New York City to Pay Up to $75 Million Over Dismissed Summonses New York Times Date: Jan 23, 2017 By: Benjamin Weiser (New York Times) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Bravo v. Board of Commissioners of Dona Ana County http://www.bazelon.org/ Date: 2017 By: The Bazelon Center (The Bazelon Center) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

No docket sheet currently in the collection

General Documents

Verified Complaint (2012 WL 2362711)

PN-NY-0015-0001.pdf | WESTLAW | Detail
Date: 06/21/2012
Source: Plaintiffs' counsel

People


Plaintiff's Lawyers	Banks, Steven L. (New York) PN-NY-0015-0001
	Gibney, William D. (New York) PN-NY-0015-0001
	O'Brien, Thomas (New York) PN-NY-0015-0001