Legal Opinion
Bixby v. Rehoboth, Town of
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 4, 2024No. 1:23-cv-10334Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS BARRY BIXBY, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 23-10334-MPK1 THE TOWN OF REHOBOTH and CHIEF JAMES J. TROMBETTA, Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS THE AMENDED COMPLAINT (#68) KELLEY, U.S.M.J. I. Introduction In this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff Barry Bixby sues the Town of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (“the Town”) and James J. Trombetta, Chief of the Rehoboth Police Department (“Chief Trombetta”), seeking damages for what he claims was the unlawful abuse of police power carried out in…
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