Smith v. City of Boston

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ) BRUCE SMITH, PAUL JOSEPH, JOHN M. ) JOHNSON, ROBERT TINKER, MARTIN ) JOSEPH, KIM GADDY, BRIAN KEITH ) LATSON, LEIGHTON FACEY, KENNETH ) SOUSA, WILLIAM WOODLEY, MARWAN ) MOSS, and LATEISHA ADAMS, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) CIVIL ACTION v. ) NO. 12-10291-WGY ) CITY OF BOSTON, ) ) Defendant. ) ) YOUNG, D.J. October 26, 2020 MEMORANDUM & ORDER I. INTRODUCTION This is a disparate impact civil rights case. After lengthy, complex, and extensive proceedings before the district court and First Circuit, this Court ruled in favor of the police-officer…