SPANO v. SIMENDINGER

No. 81 Civ. 4562 (CBM).

613 F.Supp. 124 (1985)

Jerome SPANO, Plaintiff, v. Police Officer Albert SIMENDINGER, Police Officer John Galvin, et al., Defendants.

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

June 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine by Maria T. Galeno, Joseph L. Clasen, New York City, for plaintiff.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corp. Counsel by Christopher R. Gette, New York City, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MOTLEY, Chief Judge.

On December 5, 1984, following a trial before this court, a jury found that unnecessary, unreasonable, and excessive force had been used against plaintiff Jerome Spano at the time of his arrest by defendant Police Officer John Galvin, in violation of 42 U.S.C. section 1983. The jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $2,500. The matter is now before the court on the motion of plaintiff for...

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