Legal Opinion
Mlodzinski Ex Rel. J.M. v. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 2, 2011No. 10-1966, 10-1967PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
This § 1983 action alleges that on August 2, 2006, defendant law enforcement officers from the Bristol, New Hampshire police force and the Central New Hampshire Special Operations Unit (CNHSOU) used excessive force in executing search and arrest warrants. Plaintiffs, who are family members of the suspect arrested, allege that their Fourth Amendment rights were violated by the officers’ treatment of them while they were detained during the execution of the warrants. Plaintiffs also bring state law claims of assault and battery.
Seeking to avoid a trial, both sets of law…
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