[Mr_Moonlight]

Ahhh, too bad ... as I'm generally interested in how an incident which (assumingly) occurred in Nassau is being tried in Suffolk county, and what specifications would make this a "federal" case

[Cagey]

As a guess, I'd say that the Federal Court is a District which includes at least some, if not all, of Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

And as it being a Federal case maybe he is filing a violation of his Civil Rights lawsuit.

And yes, I'd like to hear a Legal Eagle comments on it too.