Legal Opinion
Parker v. Town of Swansea
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 28, 2004No. CIV.A.01-10063-JGDPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT RICHARD ROUSSEL’S RENEWED MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW 1
DEIN, United States Magistrate Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Richard Parker (“Parker”), brought this action alleging that his federal constitutional and state law rights were violated on February 20,1998 when he was shot a number of times by police following a car chase which resulted in his arrest. Parker alleged several claims against three individual Swansea police officers as well as against the Town of Swansea (the “Town”) itself. 2 However, all of his claims except for…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Dimick v. SchiedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Richard H. Hatch, Jr. v. Department for Children, Youth and Their Families (State of Rhode Island), Steven Brown and Mary McKee ProposedCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
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