Legal Opinion
Estate of Bennett v. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 26, 2008No. 07-2169PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the tragic death of Daniel Bennett II (“Bennett”), a mentally ill young man, when he opened fire against Maine law enforcement officers who had been called to his home. The officers responded with gunfire and Bennett was killed. Bennett’s estate (“the Estate”)— his mother, Arlene Bedard (“Arlene”); his grandmother, Isabel Bedard (“Isabel”); and his sister, Laurie Hart (“Laurie”)— brought suit against the officers asserting numerous violations of both the Estate’s and Bennett’s constitutional rights, as well as state law claims. The district court…
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