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DAVIS v. KRAUSS

No. 79 C 1214.

478 F.Supp. 823 (1979)

Alexander DAVIS, Plaintiff, v. Police Officers Jurgen KRAUSS et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

October 24, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander Davis, pro se.

Allen G. Schwartz, Corp. Counsel, New York City (Evelyn Jonas, Brooklyn, N.Y., of counsel), for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NICKERSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that defendant police officers used excessive force in effecting his arrest on January 26, 1978 for armed robbery.

On April 4, 1979 plaintiff filed a pro se complaint in the Southern District of New York, naming as defendants "Guy Krauss" and "H. McSrunnez". Because these names were incorrect, the Marshal was unable to serve...

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