Legal Opinion
Coyne v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 30, 2003No. C.A. 01-11270-NGPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO DISMISS
GERTNER, District Judge.
I.INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff John Coyne (“Coyne”) alleges that defendants — the United States of America (“the government”), Special Agent (“SA”) Margaret Cronin of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), an unknown assistant U.S. Attorney, and unknown FBI agents — cultivated him as a confidential prison informant and then exposed his identity and failed to protect him from violent retaliation. As a result, Coyne alleges, his teeth were broken in an assault and he continues to live in fear. His First Amended Complaint seeks…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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