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Webster v. City of New York.


U.S. District Court

CONDITIONS

USE OF FORCE

Webster v. City of New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, 333 F.Supp.2d 184 (S.D.N.Y. 2004). Arrestees brought an action against a city, police commissioner and police officers alleging unreasonable use of force and punishment without due process. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, in part. The court held that failure to provide food and water to the pretrial pre·tri·al  
n.
A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts.

adj.
1. Of or relating to a pretrial.

2.
 detainees for a few hours when they were held at a police station did not rise to the level of a due process violation, because of the relatively brief duration and the absence of allegations of injury or punitive intent. The court also held that the use of handcuffs hand·cuff  
n.
A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural.

tr.v.
 on the pretrial detainees, and subjecting them to abusive language, did not rise to the level of a due process violation. (City of New York Police New York Police may refer to:
  • New York City Police (NYPD)
  • New York State Police
  • Port Authority Police(PAPD)
 Department)
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Title Annotation:pretrial detention, arrestees alleges police officers of unreasonable use of force
Publication:Corrections Caselaw Quarterly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Nov 1, 2004
Words:148
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