Lainer v. City of Boston

MEMORANDUM

TAURO, District Judge.

I. Background:

Plaintiff brings this cause of action against the City of Boston, the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (“BPD”), and three of its officers. He seeks injunctive relief and damages stemming from his arrest for selling a ticket to a Boston Red Sox game outside Fenway Park. Jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1339, for Plaintiffs federal claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the pendant state claims, respectively.

Plaintiff Gary Lainer is a veterinarian, living and working in Canton, Massachusetts. He brings this action individually,…