Legal Opinion

Peruta v. Town of Rocky Hill

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided August 7, 2009No. 3:07CV01642 (DJS)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

DOMINIC J. SQUATRITO, District Judge.

The plaintiffs, Edward A. Peruta (“Peru-ta”) and Harris Agricultural Enterprises, Inc. (“HAE”) (collectively, “the Plaintiffs”) bring this action for damages arising out of an arrest following an alleged motor vehicle theft. It is brought pursuant to the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the common law tenets of malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The defendants, the Town of Rocky Hill (“Rocky Hill”), Sergeant Leonard Kulas (“Sergeant Kulas”), Officer Brian Kelley…

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