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40G for phone-y court bust

That’s one expensive phone call.

A federal jury awarded a Brooklyn man a cool $40,000 after he was slammed against a wall and arrested for answering his cellphone in a courthouse security line, The Post has learned.

Getro Milfort, a Haitian doctor, was waiting to go through a metal detector at the state civil courthouse on Livingston Street on June 18, 2010, when his phone started ringing, according to his Brooklyn federal court suit.

Milfort saw that the call was coming from a pal who had just touched down at a local airport and needed a ride, so he answered it, according to court papers.

An annoyed court officer told him to leave the courthouse if he wanted to keep talking, so Milfort began to gather his wallet and keys from a basket on the metal- detector conveyer belt so he could step outside, according to his suit.

But the court officer had heard enough of the conversation and snatched Milfort’s phone from his hand, hung up on the airport buddy, and told him to beat it, according to Milfort’s attorney, Paul Hale.

When Milfort, 54, pointed out that he couldn’t depart without getting his wallet and keys from the security belt, a fracas ensued.

“At this point, Officer Felix Prevete grabbed plaintiff around the neck and smashed his face into a wall of the lobby,” the suit states.

Another officer told Milfort to “shut the f–k up” when he complained about the alleged rough treatment, the suit states.

The commotion attracted four other officers who wrenched Milfort’s arm behind his back and handcuffed him before taking him to an office to write up an appearance ticket.

The suit noted that Milfort stands 5-foot-9 and weighs only about 150 pounds, while the officer he tussled with towered over him at 6-foot-3 and 300 pounds.

With his shoulder wrecked, Milfort was finally let go after a half-hour in custody, according to the suit. He went to Long Island College Hospital for treatment.

All disorderly-conduct charges were eventually dropped against Milfort, and he sued the officers.

Jurors apparently felt his pain — ordering up the $40,000 payday last month.

“Law enforcement needs to understand, just because you have a badge and a gun doesn’t mean you can make the rules up as you go along,” said Hale.

The lawyer, who had sought a seven-figure payout, said that he was just happy that the jury sided with his client.