BROWN v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Docket No. 14-2611.

798 F.3d 94 (2015)

Imani BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, a municipal entity, Justin Naimoli, in his individual capacity, Theodore Plevritis, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: August 19, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua S. Moskovitz , Beldock Levine Hoffman LLP, New York, N.Y. ( Jonathan C. Moore , Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, New York, N.Y., on the brief), for Appellant.

Julie Steiner , Asst. Corp. Counsel, New York, N.Y. ( Zachary W. Carter , Corp. Counsel of the City of New York, New York, N.Y., on the brief), for Appellees.

Before: NEWMAN, JACOBS, and CALABRESI, Circuit Judges.


A pre-dawn sidewalk conversation between police officers and a member of the public that began with a request for help finding a bathroom escalated into a confrontation, an arrest, a struggle, a use of force and pepper spray, a lawsuit, and now this appeal from dismissal of the lawsuit. Imani Brown appeals from the...

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