STANCZYK v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Docket No. 13-1582-cv.

752 F.3d 273 (2014)

Anna STANCZYK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Richard DeMartino, Police Officer, Shield 12739, Shaun Grossweiler, Police Officer, John Doe, 1-10, the names John Doe being fictitious, as true names are presently unknown, individually and in their official capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: June 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon L. Norinsberg , Law Offices of Jon L. Norinsberg, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Scott A. Korenbaum , New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael J. Pastor ( Kristin M. Helmers , on the brief), for Zachary W. Carter , Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: WESLEY, CARNEY, Circuit Judges, RAKOFF, District Judge.


WESLEY, Circuit Judge:

On March 21, 2013, a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York found City of New York police officers Richard DeMartino ("DeMartino") and Shaun Grossweiler ("Grossweiler") (the "Officers") liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for employing excessive force while arresting Plaintiff-Appellant Anna Stanczyk ("Stanczyk") in November 2010.1 The jury awarded Stanczyk $55,000 in compensatory...

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