Computation of Damages for Loss of Liberty

In Martinez v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 445 F.3d 158, 160-161 (2nd Cir. 2006) ,

the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s ruling that $160,000 was reasonable compensation for

approximately 19 hours in custody, or $8,421 per hour.

I was falsely arrested at approximately 11:00 AM on 1/28/2014 and
finally released at approximately 4:00 PM on 12/19/2014:

or a total of 325 full days at 24 hours per day, plus the few extra

hours between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM on 12/19/2014.

First, compute the number of hours in 325 days:

325 days x 24 hours = 7,800 hours

Now, add 5 more hours between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM on 12/19/2014:

7,800 + 5 = 7805 total hours

Now, compute reasonable compensation at the rate of $8,421 per hour,

per the Second Circuit's decision in Martinez supra:

7,805 hours @ $8,421 per hour = $65,725,905.00 USD (for loss of liberty alone)

(sixty-five million, seven hundred twenty-five thousand, nine hundred five dollars even)

Sincerely yours,
/s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
Private Attorney General, 18 U.S.C. 1964
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