Legal Opinion

Carel Bainum v. Coventry Police Department

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 27, 2017No. 2016-41-Appeal (KC 13-878)PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice Indeglia,

for the Court.

The plaintiff, Carel Bainum (plaintiff or Bainum), no stranger to the elderly, or the courts for that matter, 1 appeals pro se challenging the motion justice’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, the Coventry Police Department (the department or defendant). This matter came before the Supreme Court on March 8, 2017, pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why this Court should not summarily decide the issues raised by this appeal. After hearing the parties’ arguments and reviewing the parties’ memoranda, we…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Guilbeault v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 2000
  3. Beacon Mutual Insurance v. Spino Bros., Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2011
  4. Soares v. Ann & Hope of Rhode Island, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
  5. Horton v. Portsmouth Police DepartmentSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2011

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3Cited by5 opinions

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