Legal Opinion
Butler Ex Rel. Butler v. Rio Rancho Public School Board of Education
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided July 22, 2002No. CIT.01-0466-M/WWDPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MECHEM, Senior District Judge.
THIS MATTER comes before me on a Motion for Summary Judgment: by the Defendants the City of Rio Rancho and Officer Russ Apgar, a Rio Rancho City police officer. I find that the Motion is well taken and will be granted. Summary Judgment is granted in favor of Defendants the City of Rio Rancho and Officer Russ Apgar on all counts which allege claims against these two Defendants, including the claim of punitive damages.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Stephen and Mary Butler filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 on behalf of…
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