Legal Opinion
Gonzales v. Passino
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided August 29, 2002No. CIV. 01-837BB/RLP-ACEPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLACK, District Judge.
THIS MATTER comes before the Court for consideration of Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Doc. 45). The Court has reviewed the submissions of the parties and the relevant law, and, for the reasons set forth below, finds that the motion will be granted and this case dismissed.
Plaintiff Fernando Gonzales, Jr., was a student at a middle school in Questa, New Mexico, at the time of the incident leading to this lawsuit. Defendant Passino was a teacher at the school, and “hit” (the level of severity is hotly disputed) Plaintiff on the arm with a plastic bat used…
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