· 1/2/1992
East Coast Novelty Co., Inc. v. City of New York
Citations
- 781 F. Supp. 999
- 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18
- 1992 WL 769
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[A] police department is not a proper defendant in a Section 1983 action, since it is merely a vehicle through which the City fulfills its policing functions.”
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Judges: Sweet
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