Legal Opinion
Maria Salim, Administratrix of the Estate of Eric Reyes, I/o v. William Proulx
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 23, 1996No. 1373, Docket 95-7899PublishedCited by 306 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
This appeal concerns a claim of qualified immunity in the context of a police officer’s use of deadly force. Defendant-appellant William Proulx, an East Hartford, Conn., police officer, appeals from that portion of the August 11, 1995, order of the District Court for the District of Connecticut (Dominic J. Squatrito, Judge) that denied his motion for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. Plaintiff-appellee Maria Salim, administratrix of the estate of her son, Eric Reyes, brought federal and state claims against the Town of East Hartford, Chief of…
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