Legal Opinion
Lopera v. Town of Coventry
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided September 9, 2009No. C.A. 08-123 SPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge.
In this action, Plaintiffs, now former members of the Central Falls High School boys soccer team, claim their civil rights were violated when they were subjected to a humiliating search in front of a crowd of unruly spectators by the Defendant police officers.
While dismayed and disappointed by the officers’ lack of professional judgment and the appalling conduct of the crowd, the Court is compelled to conclude that the police officers’ conduct is covered by the doctrine of qualified immunity. Moreover, Plaintiffs have failed to satisfy their…
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