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Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com. Date: 11-20-2009 Case Style: Alexander Alhovsky v. City of New York, et al. Case Number: 1:07-cv-07628-CM Judge: Colleen McMahon Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, New York County Plaintiff's Attorney: Robert Keith Erlanger, Erlanger Law Firm, P.L.L.C., New York, New York Defendant's Attorney: Jeffrey Anthony Dougherty, New York City Law Department, New York, New York Description: Alexander Alhovsky sued Officer Thomas Ryan and others on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that he sustained physical and emotional injuries for being arrested without probable cause for leaving a a divice for inflating balloons in a Starbucks in 2006. Alhovsky, who is a professional clown, left the device in the Starbucks. Store employees called the New York Police Department when they found the device. The bomb squad determined it was harmless, but set up surveillance. When Alhovsky returned to the store he was arrested. A search of his apartment produced no evidence of wrongdoing and he was released. No charges were ever filed against him. Outcome: Defendants' verdict. Plaintiff's Experts: Defendant's Experts: Comments: |
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