BANCROFT v. CITY OF MOUNT VERNON

No. 08 Civ. 9677(CM).

672 F.Supp.2d 391 (2009)

Leston BANCROFT, Peachlie Bancroft and Elizabeth Bancroft, by her Father and Natural Guardian, Leston Bancroft, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, Mount Vernon Police Department, MVPD Officers "John/Jane Does" 1-10, Mount Vernon Civilian Employees "John/Jane Does" 1-10, and Confidential Informants "John/Jane Does" 1-10, Defendants.

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

November 23, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Duffy, Scarcella Law Offices, White Plains, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Nichelle Aniece Johnson, City of Mount Vernon, Dept. of Law, Mount Vernon, NY, for Defendants.


DECISION AND ORDER DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT

McMAHON, District Judge.

Sometimes bad things happen to good people. This lawsuit arises out of one such instance.

Plaintiffs are a husband, wife and their four-year-old daughter. They are law-abiding citizens of the City of Mount Vernon. Through no fault of their own, they were subjected to a frightening encounter with armed and helmeted officers of the Mount Vernon Police Department, who burst into their...

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