Legal Opinion
Walker v. Femino
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 2, 2018No. Civil Action No. 16–11004–FDSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAYLOR, United States District Judge
This is a civil rights action arising out of a confrontation between Boston police officers and a teenage boy. Plaintiff Radcliffe Walker, who was then 17 years old, was with his cousin when he was approached by four police officers in a cruiser near his home. The parties dispute whether Walker was trespassing on a construction site or standing on the sidewalk. The officers say (and Walker has not disputed) that they smelled burnt marijuana. One of the officers, defendant Frank Femino, asked the boys a question. Walker suddenly took off running. Femino got…
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