Harris, Brian vs Lt Leon, Angel, et al.
Case # 20CV10864,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 3, 2021, ended February 1, 2024
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: On September 2, 2020, plaintiff was tased by defendant Baltzer while plaintiff was engaged in a conversation with police officers about moving a vehicle belonging to this family out of a certain street. Plaintiff had come to a hospital where his son had been admitted as a gunshot victim. Plaintiff was not an immediate threat to himself before being tased, nor was he actively resisting custody. The discharge of the taser knocked the plaintiff to the ground forcefully. He struck his wrist and sustained scrapes and bruises. The plaintiff was handcuffed on the ground. Later the police transported the plaintiff to a precinct, where he was detained for several hours. As a result of being tased, the plaintiff s...