[Mr_Moonlight]

Interesting that the lawsuit is being tried in Central Islip (Suffolk County) as a Federal case against Nassau County, which is the county next door.

I don't know anything about how these sort of things work, but are there any Legal Eagles out there who can explain it?

[Cagey]

but are there any Legal Eagles out there who can explain it?

The chances of any Legal Eagles seeing your post are slim. The mod on duty felt this is a local story and moved it to the basement. Federal cases are now local news.

[PistolPaknMama]

Generally these cases are brought in federal court under Section 1983. You can do a google search on the federal code if you are really interested.

I have worked on a lot of Section 1983 cases; this one seems to have a pretty good foundation...unfotunately. I never did like taxpayers suing other taxpayers. It is usually some cop that is a moron or improperly trained but the taxpayers have to foot the bill.