Legal Opinion
John A. Burns v. State Police Association of Massachusetts and Dean Bennett
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 24, 2000No. 99-2299PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant John Burns claims that the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) and one of its officers conspired to prevent his promotion to a higher rank in the state police force because of his race, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3). Concluding that a conspiracy could not exist between a corporation and one of its officers acting in his official capacity, the district court granted summary judgment for defendants on the § 1985 claim and remanded related state law claims of defamation, slander and malicious prosecution to a Massachusetts…
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