PAYNE v. GEARY

Nos. 85 CV 2974, 86 CV 416.

651 F.Supp. 1357 (1987)

Willis PAYNE, Plaintiff, v. Walter GEARY and Elmhurst General Hospital, Defendants.

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

January 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willis Payne, pro se.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corp. Counsel, City of New York, New York City, for defendants; by Beth G. Schwartz, Susan M. Kath.


PLATT, District Judge.

Plaintiff commenced this action1 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that on or about February 5, 1982, defendant Walter Geary, a police officer, arrested him, and with the aid of two other officers, who are not defendants, beat him repeatedly with sticks and baseball bats. Plaintiff further alleges that the police officers took him to Elmhurst General Hospital for treatment of the injuries resulting from...

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