Letang, Terric vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV08144,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 14, 2013, ended February 2, 2015
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: On May 21, 2012, Plaintiff attempted to enter the elevator in his apartment building located in Harlem, when Defendant Officer Soto entered ahead of him, pushed back the Plaintiff, and told him to take the next elevator. Shortly after, Plaintiff went outside the obtain Defendants Officer Soto’s badge number and information and approached the officers’ vehicle where they entered into a verbal altercation in which Defendant Officer Williams tried to diffuse before both officers left the scene. While Plaintiff was on the phone making a report with NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau, Defendant Officers Soto and Williams returned to the scene, jumped out of the car, and angrily confronted Plaintiff before handcuffing him,...