Filed Date: July 15, 2014
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On July 15, 2014, the plaintiff, a New York City resident, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988. The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, alleges that the New York Police Department's ("NYPD") policy and practice of interfering with the right of individuals to film, photograph, videotape or record NYPD officers performing their official duties in public places violates the First Amendment. Furthermore, the plaintiff alleged that her detention violates her Fourth Amendment rights. Plaintiff sought monetary damages, a declaratory judgment that plaintiff's First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated, and a permanent injunction preventing the City of New York from retaliating against anyone who, without interfering with police activity, records police officers performing official duties in public. Plaintiff also alleged that the defendants used excessive force during arrest.
Plaintiff's claims arise out of a September 25, 2013 incident in which she was allegedly arrested by NYPD officers after filming NYPD and paramedics' interactions with an apparently homeless person. She alleges that after she began filming the incident, NYPD officers began filming her, at which point she informed them they had no right to film her. The NYPD officers arrested her subsequent to a "verbal exchange."
In support of the proposition that the NYPD maintains such a policy of interfering with the public recording them performing their official duties, the complaint cites numerous documented instances of such interference, letters of concern to the NYPD from major media outlets, and the allegation that the NYPD has failed to adequately respond to those incidents.
On February 18, 2015, plaintiff's claims for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and First Amendment retaliation were dismissed due to the defendant's qualified immunity. This left only the excessive force allegation for litigation. On March 11, 2015, the plaintiff filed an interlocutory appeal to the Second Circuit on these dismissed claims, but shortly after withdrew it because on April 20, 2015, a private settlement agreement was reached between the parties and the case was dismissed with prejudice.
Summary Authors
Brendan Brown (9/30/2014)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4353864/parties/goodman-v-the-city-of-new-york/
Adegbile, Debo Patrick (New York)
Anakhu, Joy Tolulope (New York)
Apostol, Barbara Jean (New York)
Aribakan, Suzanne Emily (New York)
Arko, Christopher Gregory (New York)
Adegbile, Debo Patrick (New York)
Anakhu, Joy Tolulope (New York)
Apostol, Barbara Jean (New York)
Aribakan, Suzanne Emily (New York)
Arko, Christopher Gregory (New York)
Bahrenburg, Richard (New York)
Balog, Aliza Jordana (New York)
Biberman, Dana Hope (New York)
Booth, Amatullah Khaliha (New York)
Braman, Leonard Matthew (New York)
Braun, Daniel Michael (New York)
Brocker, Peter William (New York)
Brousseau, Shawn F. (New York)
Brustein, Evan Craig (New York)
Byrns, Katherine Abigail (New York)
Canfield, Donna Anne (New York)
Carreras-Rovira, Jose E. (New York)
Cartwright, Rachel Anne (New York)
Cirone, Thomas Joseph (New York)
Collier, Mark Louis (New York)
Connahan, Matthew Joseph (New York)
Connelly, Elizabeth Colette (New York)
Cooper, David Allen (New York)
Coyne, Christopher John (New York)
Daitz, Elizabeth M. (New York)
Deatley, Tavish Coryell (New York)
Decastro, Maria Fernanda (New York)
Degori, Elizabeth Carolyn (New York)
Depoian, Carolyn Kay (New York)
Devlin, Austa Starr (New York)
Faddis, Hannah Victoria (New York)
Farrar, Brian Jeremy (New York)
Fihma, Allison Naomi (New York)
Finestone, Emily Catherine (New York)
Fleming, Michael Friel (New York)
Fogarty, Peter John (New York)
Frank, Philip Sebastian (New York)
Friedman, Joshua Mathew (New York)
Friedrich, Krista Ann (New York)
Fudim, Elissa Paulette (New York)
Garman, Ashley Rebecca (New York)
Gertzer, Michael Keith (New York)
Giovanatti, Neil Anthony (New York)
Grey, William Andrew (New York)
Gutmann, Joseph Aaron (New York)
Haber, Erica Michelle (New York)
Hall, Randolph Warren (New York)
Hoffman, Beth Jenifer (New York)
Jacobs, Elissa Beth (New York)
Johnson, Paul Hasan (New York)
Johnson, Gregory Charles (New York)
Kelleher, Nannette R. (New York)
Kitzinger, Stephen Edward (New York)
Koduru, Jennifer Lilly (New York)
Kramer, Liliya Perelman (New York)
Kurland, Sherrill M. (New York)
Kuruvilla, Ben Ninan (New York)
Larkin, Arthur Gabriel (New York)
Leung, Christopher Kin (New York)
Lichterman, Ariel Shaun (New York)
Lipkin, Andrew Gary (New York)
Lucas, Andrew Joseph (New York)
Marcus, Natalie Sharon (New York)
Margulies, Arthur J. (New York)
Marrero, Oscar Edmund (New York)
Marrs, Richard David (New York)
Mbaye, Lesley Berson (New York)
McIntosh, Kristen Monet (New York)
McQueen, Matthew William (New York)
Melissinos, Nicholas (New York)
Mettham, Suzanna Publicker (New York)
Mindrutiu, Linda Margareta (New York)
Mitchell, Alison Sue (New York)
Modafferi, Matthew Joseph (New York)
Moore, James Anthony (New York)
Neufeld, Sheryl Rebecca (New York)
Nimick, Virginia Jackson (New York)
O'Brien, John Charles (New York)
O'Connor, Andrea Mary (New York)
Ogden, David William (New York)
Okoh, Okwede Niesha (New York)
Oliner, Daniel Harrison (New York)
Osmond, Mark Andrew (New York)
Parker, Johnny Clyde (New York)
Passeser, Daniel Louis (New York)
Piercey, Evan Michael (New York)
Pierre-Louis, Luc Christopher (New York)
Pischl, Stephen Paul (New York)
Pogula, Monica Mongillo (New York)
Pollack, David Michael (New York)
Profeta, Lawrence John (New York)
Pullman, Sandra Elizabeth (New York)
Renaghan, Sean Robert (New York)
Rodriguez, Wilda Jacqueline (New York)
Saavedra, Daniel Guillermo (New York)
Saint-Fort, Dominique F. (New York)
Sampale, Suvarna S. (New York)
Sarnoski, Stephen Richard (New York)
Sarpong, Nana Kwame (New York)
Scharfstein, Susan P. (New York)
Scheiner, Alan Howard (New York)
Scoville, William Beecher (New York)
Seacord, Christopher Aaron (New York)
Shaffer, Ryan Glenn (New York)
Shammas, Cheryl Leah (New York)
Siddiqi, Omar Javed (New York)
Silverberg, Steven Mark (New York)
Siskind, Shira Rachel (New York)
Sivin, Joshua Michael (New York)
Slusarz, Frances Codd (New York)
Speight, Melanie Mary (New York)
Stackhouse, Noreen M. (New York)
Stannard, Geoffrey Mcmillan (New York)
Stodola, Damion Kenneth (New York)
Swartz, Rhiana Lauren (New York)
Telfort, Pernell Michael (New York)
Thadani, Kavin Suresh (New York)
Tidrick, Steven Gregory (New York)
Toson, Lilia Isobel (New York)
Wanner, Bradley Michael (New York)
Weingarten, Richard Keith (New York)
Winslow, Lamar Devaughn (New York)
Wisniewski, Jessica (New York)
Wydler, Lourdes Espino (New York)
Yost, William Howard (New York)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4353864/goodman-v-the-city-of-new-york/
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State / Territory: New York
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Key Dates
Filing Date: July 15, 2014
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
A resident of New York City arrested after filming NYPD officers performing official duties
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
City of New York (New York City, New York), City
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Constitutional Clause(s):
Unreasonable search and seizure
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Prevailing Party: Unknown
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Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Over/Unlawful Detention (facilities)
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