The "public perception of the NYPD has been clouded" by USDistrict Judge Shira Scheindlin's August ruling against thedepartment, city attorneys wrote in the motion filed lateSaturday.
Scheindlin's order "lends credence to the notion that theNYPD unfairly targets minorities for stops and frisks,undermining its ability to carry out its mission effectively,"New York City Corporation Counsel Michael Cardoza wrote.