The penalty of dismissal, which was based upon findings that petitioner, while effecting an arrest for disorderly conduct, manhandled an unthreatening, nonresistant arrestee, shoved him down a subway stairway, flung his passport into his face, charged him with resisting arrest without probable cause and made false statements about the incident to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, does not shock our sense of fairness (see, Matter of Pell v Board of Educ.,
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Let's get started
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
MATTER OF ORTIZ v. SAFIR
291 A.D.2d 214 (2002)
737 N.Y.S.2d 278
In the Matter of JAMES ORTIZ, Petitioner, v. HOWARD SAFIR, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided February 5, 2002.
Decided February 5, 2002.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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.
