Legal Opinion
Dwan v. City of Boston
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 27, 2003No. 02-1493PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
Robert Dwan sued the City of Boston and two superior officers in the Boston Police Department (“Department”), claiming that the defendants violated his Fifth Amendment rights by putting him on paid administrative leave after he refused to testify before a grand jury concerning the vicious beating of another police officer. The district court rejected the officers’ claim of qualified immunity, and the officers have appealed. We conclude that Dwan’s superiors do have qualified immunity.
This case is an offshoot of the 1995 assault of Boston police officer Michael Cox,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Baxter v. PalmigianoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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