Legal Opinion
Cocroft v. Smith
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 26, 2015No. Civil Action No. 10-40257-TSHPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
HILLMAN, District Judge.
Background
Wakeelah A. Cocroft (“Cocroft” or “Plaintiff’) filed a federal civil rights claims against Worcester Police Officer Jeremy Smith (“Officer Smith” or “Defendant”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violation of her First and Fourth Amendment rights. Cocroft also filed Massachusetts state law claims against Officer Smith for violation of the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act (“MCRA”), Mass.Gen.L. ch. 12, §§ 11-H-I and tort law claims for assault and battery and false arrest. With respect to Cocroft’s Section 1983 claims, the jury found that…
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