Bird v. Demers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS __________________________________________ ) CHRISTOPHER BIRD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action No. v. ) 17-12159-FDS ) CITY OF NEW BEDFORD, ) JOSEPH CORDEIRO, JAMES RYAN, ) GREG DEMERS, TERENCE O’SHEA, ) and DAVID MICHALSKI, ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SAYLOR, J. This is a civil rights action. Plaintiff Christopher Bird was taken into protective custody by the New Bedford police based on his apparent intoxication. While at the police station,…