Sheppard v. Aloisi

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

DEIN, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This civil rights action arises out of the arrest, imprisonment and indictment of the plaintiff, Stanley Sheppard (“Sheppard”), for armed robbery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. His criminal case was dismissed by a Massachusetts Superior Court Judge who concluded that relevant evidence had not been presented to the grand jury. Thereafter, Sheppard sued the Town of Burlington, Massachusetts (“Burlington” or the “Town”), and two of its police officers,…