Legal Opinion

Whiteneck v. City of Springfield

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided December 19, 1985No. Civ. A. No. 83-716 McPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ALLOWING MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

McNAUGHT, District Judge.

In this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the parties have filed cross motions for summary judgment. The plaintiff Whiteneck alleges that defendant Donald LaDue, a police officer for the City of Springfield, Massachusetts, violated his constitutional rights by falsely arresting him and charging him with receiving stolen property. His complaint against the City of Springfield is based upon action on the part of the Springfield Police Commission in revoking his license *373to do business as a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
Konstantopoulos v. Town of WhatelyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
Geraldine C. Medina v. Warren B. RudmanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976

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