Legal Opinion
Schiller v. Strangis
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 4, 1982No. Civ. A. 77-3116-KPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEETON, District Judge.
This is an action for compensatory and punitive damages by plaintiff Lawrence Schiller, a resident of Brockton, Massachusetts, against defendants John Strangis and Joseph Picchione, police officers for the City of Brockton. Plaintiff alleges violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, actionable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and violations of Articles Twelve and Fourteen of the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, actionable in tort as pendent state law claims. In addition plaintiff asserts…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by62 opinions
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