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· 6/7/1996

Pallette Stone Corp. v. State of New York Office of General Services

Citations

  • 168 Misc. 2d 869
  • 645 N.Y.S.2d 389
  • 1996 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 212

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that detectives’ use of force was “substantial” where they “forcibly tackled Andrews to the ground with enough force to fracture his hip,” “result[ing] in ‘excruciating pain’ and requir[ing] two surgeries”
  • noting that this court interprets pendent jurisdiction “‘narrowly’ and appl[ies] it only in ‘extremely limited’ circumstances” (citation omitted)
  • tackling suspect to the ground with 8 enough force to fracture his hip, resulting in excruciating pain and two surgeries, was substantial 9 use of force
  • “A 21 physical tackle that results in severe injury may constitute a significant use of force.”

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Judges: Hughes

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