On July 31, 2012, a New York resident who was arrested while participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the City of New York. The complaint was brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and alleged violations of the 1 ...
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On July 31, 2012, a New York resident who was arrested while participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the City of New York. The complaint was brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and alleged violations of the 1st, 4th and 14th amendments. Plaintiff was represented by private counsel, seeking compensatory and punitive damages, as well as injunctive relief in the form of a permanent injunction requiring the City of New York to comply with federal standards with regards to the use of force by police.
Specifically, the New York resident alleged that while participating in a march near Union Square Park, New York Police Department officers deployed nets to surround participants, and used pepper spray and unreasonable force against participants.
On November 13, 2012, defendant requested that cases stemming from the same incident that occurred on September 24, 2011, be consolidated. On November 30, 2012, the Court ordered that the cases be consolidated.
For the next year and a half, no significant motions were filed.
As of May 27, 2014, this case is still pending.
Maurice Youkanna - 05/27/2014
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