Excessive force was used to arrest a spectator in Bronx Supreme Court in 2010 after she did not comply with a court officer’s order to stay seated, a Court of Claims judge determined.

Judge Alan Marin (See Profile) ruled from Manhattan in Harris v. State of New York, 118770, that the state was fully liable for any injuries Denise Harris suffered during an incident on June 9, 2010, in which she said her face was “slammed” against a wall. Marin said he would schedule a trial on damages.