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HIGHTOWER v. NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 99 CV 2523(ADS).

325 F.Supp.2d 199 (2004)

Ennis HIGHTOWER, Plaintiff, v. NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, C.O. John Kennedy, C.O. Ronald Hartung, C.O. Matthew Anderson, C.O. John Lagormarsino, CPL. Gary McGuinness, Defendants.

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

July 19, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Anthony Ofodile, by Anthony Ofodile, Esq., of Counsel, Brooklyn, NY, for Plaintiff.

Friedman, Harfenist, Langer & Kraut, by Steven J. Harfenist, Esq., of Counsel, Charles Horn, Esq., Lake Success, NY, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

The plaintiff Ennis Hightower ("Hightower" or the "plaintiff") brought this Section 1983 action against the Nassau County Sheriff's Department and five correction officers (collectively, the "defendants"), alleging violation of his Eighth Amendment constitutional rights based on excessive force while he was a pre-trial detainee at the Nassau County Correctional Facility. In addition, the plaintiff also...

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