Webster v. City of New York.

• Position: Pretrial detention, arrestees alleges police officers of unreasonable use of force - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

CONDITIONS

USE OF FORCE

Webster v. City of New York, 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 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...