Legal Opinion
Grier v. West Haven Police Department
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided December 27, 1984No. File 220103PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHadden, J.
This action is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 (3) against the West Haven police department for the alleged actions of two of its employees. The plaintiff alleges that two employees of the West Haven police department entered his home and removed his daughter from the care and custody of one Virginia Hardy without a court order or the plaintiff’s permission. The two employees are not defendants.
The first count of the amended complaint alleges a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff alleges that there exists a policy or custom in the West Haven police department which…
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