Diggs v. Police Officer John Doe
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:21-cv-05849
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Diggs v. Police Officer John Doe, Judge Parker ordered help identifying the officers in Diggs’s civil-rights wrongful-arrest case.
Andre Diggs and the two unidentified police officers he sued; the Office of Corporation Counsel for the City of New York was directed to try to identify the officers.
What happened
In Diggs v. Police Officer John Doe, Andre Diggs says two unidentified police officers wrongfully arrested him on August 17, 2020. He is representing himself and brings a civil-rights lawsuit under federal law.
After Diggs asked for assistance, the court determined that he needed help identifying the two unnamed defendants. The City of New York’s legal office, which is currently an interested party, was directed to try to identify the officers and provide their information to Diggs by May 27, 2022.
Judge Katharine H. Parker ordered the Clerk of Court to mail the order to Diggs. The order addresses identification of the defendants and does not decide whether the arrest was wrongful.
The detailed version
- Diggs v. Police Officer John Doe · No. 1:21-cv-05849
- Paul Engelmayer
- Apr. 24, 2022
Background
Andre Diggs, representing himself, brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that Police Officer John Doe No. 1, identified by shield number 959808, and Police Officer John Doe No. 2, identified by shield number 953007, wrongfully arrested him on August 17, 2020.
Identification of Defendants
The opinion states that, based on a letter from Diggs, the court determined that he needed assistance identifying the two John Doe defendants. The court cited a Second Circuit decision concerning assistance in identifying unnamed defendants. The Office of Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, described as an interested party in the action, was ordered to endeavor to identify the defendants’ names and provide their information to Diggs by May 27, 2022.
Disposition
Judge Katharine H. Parker ordered the Clerk of Court to mail a copy of the order to Diggs. This order concerns identifying the defendants; it does not resolve the merits of Diggs’s wrongful-arrest claim.
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