Bertram v. Viglas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ) SCOTT BERTRAM, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil No. 19-11298-LTS ) THOMAS VIGLAS, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (DOC. NO. 18) April 16, 2020 SOROKIN, J. Now pending before the Court is Defendant Thomas Viglas’ motion for summary judgment on all claims, Doc. No. 18, which Plaintiff Scott Bertram opposes, Doc. No. 22. For the following reasons, the motion is ALLOWED. I. BACKGROUND1 On May 15, 2016, Viglas, a police officer with the Rockland Police Department, was dispatched to 45 Loretta Avenue, Rockland,…