1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 316 F.3d
  5. 316 F.3d 128 (2003)
 

JOCKS v. TAVERNIER

Docket Nos. 00-7943, 00-7965, 00-7735, 00-7737, 00-7743.

316 F.3d 128 (2003)

Thomas JOCKS, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Augusto TAVERNIER and The New York City Police Department, Defendants-Appellants, Michael A. Oggeri, Defendant-Cross-Appellee, City of New York, Nassau County Police Department, and County of Nassau, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: January 8, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Young, Babylon, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee Thomas Jocks.

Raymond E. Kerno, (Cronin & Byczek, LLP, on the brief), Mineola, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Augusto Tavernier.

Fay NG, Assistant Corporation Counsel (Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Elizabeth S. Natrella, Assistant Corporation Counsel, on the brief), New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees City of New York and the New York Police Department.

Steven Jay Harfenist, Friedman & Harfenist, Lake Success, NY, for Defendant-Appellee Michael A. Oggeri.

Before: WALKER, Chief Judge, LEVAL and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.

JOHN M. WALKER, Jr., Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Thomas Jocks brought false arrest and malicious prosecution claims under state law and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Officer Augusto Tavernier and Detective Michael Oggeri. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Thomas C. Platt, Sr., District Judge) dismissed the claims against Oggeri and, after a jury trial, awarded judgment on both claims against Tavernier for a total of more than...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases