MORRISON v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Docket No. 08-1226-cv.

591 F.3d 109 (2010)

Sandra MORRISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Alan Aviles, President and CEO of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, Chris Constantino, Executive Director of Elmhurst Hospital Center, M.D. Laurence Eric Dopkin and M.D. Claudia Iordache, Defendant-Appellees, John Doe # 1 through # 10, New York City Administration for Children's Services, John Doe Court Officers, Queens County Family Court # 1-4, John Doe Employers, Queens County Family Court # 1-4 and John Doe Employers of Elmhurst Hospital Center # 1-4, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: January 11, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo Glickman, Stoll, Glickman & Bellina, LLP, Brooklyn, NY, for Appellant.

Alan G. Krams, New York, N.Y. (Kristin M. Helmers and Elizabeth A. Wells, on the brief), for Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, for Appellees.

Before JACOBS, Chief Judge, WALKER, and LEVAL, Circuit Judges.


LEVAL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Sandra Morrison appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Chin, J.) dismissing her suit, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging torts under the United States Constitution and state law. The complaint asserts claims against the Elmhurst Hospital, and persons associated with it, based on Plaintiff's detention at the hospital for a period of fourteen days following her...

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