Echavarria v. Roach

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ANGEL ECHAVARRIA, * * Plaintiff, * * v. * Civil Action No. 16-cv-11118-ADB * J. MICHAEL ROACH et al., * * Defendants. * * MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION TO COMPEL BURROUGHS, D.J. This case involves allegations that, in 1994, police officers working for the City of Lynn and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts suppressed and fabricated evidence to build a case against Plaintiff Angel Echavarria for the murder of Daniel Rodriguez. Plaintiff was convicted, sentenced to life in prison, and incarcerated for more than twenty years. On April 30,…