RIVERA v. CITY OF NEW YORK

3352, 304956/13.

148 A.D.3d 462 (2017)

2017 NY Slip Op 01787

49 N.Y.S.3d 120

JUAN RIVERA, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Appellants.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided March 9, 2017.


Plaintiff alleges that, while in the City to attend his sister's funeral, he was wrongfully arrested as part of a buy-and-bust operation and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, as well as resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration. Plaintiff was indicted on the drug charge, but all the charges were eventually dismissed by the District Attorney. Defendants established prima facie that there...

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