Legal Opinion
Hart v. Myers
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided January 23, 2002No. 3:97CV2574(SRU)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
UNDERHILL, District Judge.
Wilbur Hart, William Hart, Douglas Hart and Robert Trapp sued William Myers, Thomas Welch, and Rick Lewis, conservation officers employed by the Department of Environmental Protection of the State of Connecticut for alleged violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs claim defendants, acting in their individual capacities, conducted an unconstitutional search, seizure and arrest in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Specifically, plaintiffs claim that, because the conservation officers…
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