Legal Opinion
Richer v. Parmelee
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 1, 2016No. C. A. No. 15-162-M-PASPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
John J. McConnell, Jr., United States District Judge
The North Smithfield police confiscated three guns from Jason A. Richer after he allegedly threatened to commit suicide during a domestic dispute with his wife. The police retained his guns for six and a half years, refusing to return them absent a court order. The Court finds that this conduct violated Mr. Richer’s constitutionally protected procedural due process rights.
I. PROCEDURE
The case is before1’ the Court on Mr. Richer’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment against the Town of North Smithfield and Steven E.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Powell v. HolmesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2018
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