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SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 1 -- It was more than eight years ago on January 18, 2012 that Tiffany Guerrero was arrested near the Pelham Parkway elevated train stop on charges of robbery.

On February 25, 2020 she was in Manhattan Federal court suing NYPD Officer David Revans for the arrest, with City lawyers trying to keep information sealed.  

 Inner City Press was the only one in the gallery of the courtroom of Judge Vernon S. Broderick of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

 Now on March 1, the City has asked to preclude evidence: "the Office of James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, and the attorney for defendant Detective David Revans in the above-referenced case. Defendant writes respectfully to request that the Court preclude any further mention of plaintiff’s post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) diagnosis, and preclude portions of plaintiff’s medical records that reference that diagnosis. By letter dated February 24, 2020, defendant requested that plaintiff be precluded from arguing that the incident caused her PTSD, because plaintiff does not intend to call an expert witness to testify regarding causation. (ECF No. 87.) As set forth in that letter, only an expert may testify regarding causal linkage between actions and injuries. Here, because plaintiff does not intend to call a medical expert, there will be insufficient expert analysis to allow for an argument that the incident caused plaintiff’s PTSD. While the Court has not yet issued a ruling on defendant’s request, plaintiff’s counsel has stated her intention to argue that the incident caused plaintiff’s PTSD. In addition, plaintiff has informed defendant that she intends to introduce medical records containing references to plaintiff’s PTSD diagnosis. Defendant requests that the Court preclude any further evidence of plaintiff’s PTSD diagnosis, whether offered through testimony, documentary evidence, or commentary by counsel. While plaintiff’s medical records include several references to plaintiff’s PTSD diagnosis, the records do not establish that the incident at issue caused or has any connection to her PTSD. Because the records are silent on causation and there will be no expert testimony regarding causation, any evidence of plaintiff’s PTSD diagnosis should be precluded." Watch this site.

Back on February 25 when the eight jurors - six for real and two alternates - went out, Judge Broderick asked the four City lawyers if they had listed the alleged victim in their discovery productions.    The City lawyers named her, and Inner City Press heard the name. Then they said they would redacted the transcript to take it out, and leave only the initials (I.T.).

They also read out the phone numbers of witnesses.  Sergeant Richard Alvarado said repeatedly he did not remember anything about the incident beyond what was in his memo book, which he did not bring to court.

This is a civil rights case against the City of New York in 2020. The case is Guerrero v. The City of New York, et al., 14-cv-8035 (Broderick).

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