A personal injury attorney arrested last year for removing a piece of plastic obscuring a license plate is asking a judge to order the New York City Police Department and the city to preserve evidence relating to his arrest.

Adam White, a partner at Vaccaro & White, filed his petition in Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday. White, who mainly represents injured pedestrians and cyclists, is seeking a temporary restraining order barring the NYPD from destroying evidence relating to his court case so that he can later file a lawsuit.