SDNY: no qualified immunity for police officer who picked up and threw non-threatening plaintiff to the ground
Gomez v. Village of Sleepy Hollow, 2011 WL 2652439 (SDNY July 6, 2011): Facts / Procedure After allegedly seeing her husband being assaulted by several members of the police and repeated, unsuccessful attempts to seek police help, plaintiff grabbed the arm of one officer (Quinoy) and demanded that he stop. In response, Quinoy “picked her up…
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