Torres Assigned to Stop-and-Frisk Cases
By Mark Hamblett — Monday, November 4th, 2013 ‘The New York Law Journal’ / New York, NY
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The stop-and-frisk cases put on hold pending appeal by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuithave been assigned toSouthern District Judge Analisa Torres,but solely for the purpose of implementing the circuit's order. The Second Circuit on Thursday stayed Judge Shira Scheindlin's liability finding in Floyd v. City of New York, stayed a second opinion in the related case of Ligon v. City of New York and stayed a remedies opinion applying to both cases that had included the appointment of a monitor for the New York City Police Department.
It then removedScheindlin from the case for the appearance of partiality because of statements she made in public and in media interviews and becausethe judge raised the possibility in a prior stop-and-frisk case that plaintiffs could file a new lawsuit, (ultimately Floyd) that could be assigned to her under the related case doctrine.
