Legal Opinion
Craig Chestnut v. City of Lowell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 20, 2002No. 00-1840, 00-1996PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Per curiam
EN BANC OPINION
Defendant the City of Lowell (“City”), claiming immunity to punitive damages under City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc., 453 U.S. 247, 101 S.Ct. 2748, 69 L.Ed.2d 616 (1981), appeals from a judgment of punitive damages in a suit filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000). A divided panel of this court affirmed on March 29, 2002, agreeing with the district court that the City’s objection had been waived. We vacated the panel opinion pending rehearing en banc, and now reverse. The facts taken in the light most hospitable to the verdict winner, Nat’l Ass’n of Soc. Workers v. Hanvood, 69…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- National Association of Social Workers v. John B. HarwoodCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Julio La Guardia, United States of America v. Eredia Josefa Jimenez-MinallaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Lewis v. KendrickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by87 opinions
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- Valentín-Almeyda v. Municipality of AguadillaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Gomez-Candelaria v. Rivera-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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