Legal Opinion
Alex Rankins, Jr. v. City of Springfield, Hampden County District Attorney’s Office, and Springfield Massachusetts Police Department
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 22, 2026No. 3:25-cv-30095Unknown
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ALEX RANKINS, JR., Plaintiff, * * v. * * * CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, HAMPDEN Civil Action No. 25-30095-MGM * COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S * OFFICE, and SPRINGFIELD * MASSACHUSETTS POLICE * DEPARTMENT, * * Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER January 21, 2026 MASTROIANNI, U.S.D.J. I. INTRODUCTION Alex Rankins, Jr. (“Plaintiff”), a resident of Springfield, Massachusetts, filed his self-prepared complaint seeking monetary damages from the City of Springfield, the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office, and the Springfield Massachusetts Police…
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