Legal Opinion
Gray v. Cummings
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 22, 2019No. 18-1303PPublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises at the intersection of constitutional law and disability-rights law. It touches upon a plethora of important issues. Some of these issues relate to the appropriateness of a police officer's use of a Taser in attempting to regain custody of a mentally ill person who, after being involuntarily committed, absconded from a hospital. Others relate to the applicability vel non of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131 -65, to ad hoc police encounters. In the end, we decide the case on the narrowest available grounds and…
2Cases cited63 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
58 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by149 opinions
- Charles Silberman v. Miami Dade TransitCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019
- Matthew King v. Hendricks County CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
- Justiniano v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021
- LaChance v. Town of CharltonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021
- Trahan v. Wayfair Maine LLCCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020
144 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.