Legal Opinion
O'Bert ex rel. Estate of O'Bert v. Vargo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 2, 2003No. 02-7805(L), 02-7905PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Robert J. Vargo, a Sergeant in the Vermont State (“State”) Police, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, J. Garvan Murtha, then -Chief Judge, denying his motion to alter or amend an order that denied his motion pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 56 for summary judgment dismissing, on the basis of qualified immunity, the claim of plaintiff Kenneth O’Bert (“plaintiff’), brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as administrator of the estate of Richard O’Bert (“O’Bert”), for use of excessive force in the shooting death of O’Bert. The…
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