Legal Opinion
Davis v. Coakley
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 18, 2015No. 14-2306PPublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Appellant William H. Davis (‘William”), in his capacity as the personal representative of the estate of Jason H. Davis (“Jason”), brings this action against former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and former Attorney General Martha Coakley, in their personal capacities, seeking monetary damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In 1998, Jason received a punitive damages award in a federal civil rights action that he brought against six individual state employees who were held responsible for restraining and beating him in a state mental hospital.
Appellant contends that Patrick…
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