· 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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