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April 21, 2014 by mjpospis

Lawsuit by Pedestrian Shot During NYPD’s Botched Apprehension of Unarmed Man

Below is the complaint filed on April 15, 2014 against the City of New York and several “John Doe” police officers by Theodora Ray, who is one of the bystanders shot by the NYPD during the botched September 14, 2013 attempt to apprehend an (unarmed) Glenn Broadnax. (I previously wrote about a similar suit, arising from a…

Darrius Kennedy Shooting Death Lawsuit

As was recently reported in the New York Post, Sandra Caroline Jones, the administrator of the Estate of Darrius Hayward Kennedy (who was fatally shot by New York City police officers on August 11, 2012) recently filed a lawsuit in New York State court against the City of New York. In pertinent part, plaintiff alleges…

Citing Flawed Jury Instructions, Second Circuit Vacates Decision Denying Plaintiff New Trial in Fatal Police Shooting Case

A recent Second Circuit decision provides guidance on the appropriate standard to be applied in cases involving deadly police force against a suspect. The case is Rasanen v. Brown et al., 12-680-cv, 2013 WL 3766538 (July 19, 2013). During a warranted search of John Rasanen’s home, defendant NYS trooper Brown shot and killed Rasanen. The administrator…