OPOKU v. THE TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON

No. 13-cv-0940 (ADS)(GRB).

KWAME OPOKU, Plaintiff, v. THE TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON, THE SOUTHAMPTON TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, JAMES OVERTON, LIEUTENANT JAMES KIERNAN, POLICE OFFICER ERIC SICKES AND UNKNOWN JOHN DOE SUPERVISORS, DETECTIVES AND POLICE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

October 17, 2016.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kwame Opoku, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Nonnenmacher , John J. Nonnenmacher, Esq..

The Town of Southampton, Defendant, represented by Jeltje DeJong , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP, David H. Arntsen , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP & Kelly E. Wright , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP.

The Southampton Town Police Department, Defendant, represented by Jeltje DeJong , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP, David H. Arntsen , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP & Kelly E. Wright , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP.

James Overton, Defendant, represented by Jeltje DeJong , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP, David H. Arntsen , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP & Kelly E. Wright , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP.

Lieutenant James Kiernan, Defendant, represented by Jeltje DeJong , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP, David H. Arntsen , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP & Kelly E. Wright , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP.

Police Officer Eric Sickles, Defendant, represented by Jeltje DeJong , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP, David H. Arntsen , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP & Kelly E. Wright , Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP.


Memorandum of Decision & Order

On February 21, 2013, the Plaintiff Kwame Opoku ("Opoku" or the "Plaintiff") commenced this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 & 1985, alleging that his constitutional rights were violated by the Town of Southampton (the "Town"); the Southampton...

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