ALLA v. VERKAY

No. 11-CV-892 (FB)(RLM).

979 F.Supp.2d 349 (2013)

John Gad ALLA, Plaintiff, v. New York City Police Department Officer ("P.O.") Brian VERKAY (Shield No. 2055), P.O. Tanisha Dorson (Shield No. 03481), Sergeant ("Sgt.") Domagoj Anticev (Shield No. 14), P.O. Ansari Kalil (Shield No. 11189), Defendants.

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

October 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Spiegel, Esq. , New York, NY, for Plaintiff.

Michael A. Cardozo, Esq. , Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY, By: Raju Sundaran, Esq. , Senior Counsel, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BLOCK, Senior District Judge:

After an eight-day trial, the jury in this § 1983 action found that police officer Brian Verkay ("Verkay") used excessive force in the course of arresting John Gad Alla ("Gad Alla") for a crime he did not commit. The jury further found that Verkay and fellow officer Tanisha Dorson ("Dorson") subsequently falsely arrested Gad Alla for resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration...

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