District Court, S.D. New York June 25, 2010, 08 Civ. 1034(SAS) (Floyd v. City of New York)

OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

1. INTRODUCTION

In this civil-rights action, plaintiffs allege, among other things, that the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) requires rank and file officers — under threat of adverse employment consequences leveled by their superiors — to stop, question, and frisk specific numbers of individuals.