ISMAIL v. COHEN

Nos. 960, 1227, Dockets 89-7671, 89-7751.

899 F.2d 183 (1990)

Labib ISMAIL, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Scott COHEN, individually and as a New York City Police Officer and City of New York, a municipal corporation, Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided March 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean Brandon, New York City (Victor A. Kovner, Corp. Counsel of the City of New York, and Ellen B. Fishman, New York City, on the brief), for appellants/cross-appellees, Scott Cohen and the City of New York.

Robert L. Herbst, New York City, for appellee/cross-appellant, Labib Ismail.

Before TIMBERS, MESKILL and ALTIMARI, Circuit Judges.


TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from an action commenced to recover damages based on the conduct or, more precisely, the misconduct of a New York City police officer.

The action originally came on for trial before a jury and Peter K. Leisure, District Judge, in the Southern District of New York. The jury on March 7, 1989, found appellant/cross-appellee Scott Cohen liable on the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) claim and on pendent state law claims...

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