Crane v. City of Chicopee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS MATTHEW CRANE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 20-cv-30159-MGM CITY OF CHICOPEE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Dkt. No. 63) September 20, 2024 MASTROIANNI, U.S.D.J. INTRODUCTION This action arises out of Matthew Crane’s (“Plaintiff”) October 6, 2018 arrest by officers of the Chicopee Police Department. Plaintiff alleges his arrest was an unconstitutional seizure of his person in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the federal constitution (Count I). He further contends that…