Legal Opinion

Palacio v. City of Springfield

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided June 9, 2014No. Civil Action No. 13-30149-MAPPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER WITH REGARD TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND COMPLAINT (Document No. 21)

NEIMAN, United States Magistrate Judge.

Carlos A. Palacio, Sidney G. Gaviria Or-rego and Carlos D. Palacio (“Plaintiffs”) seek to amend their complaint to substitute the names of five police officers— Greg Bigda, Clayton Roberson, Steven Kent, Sean Arpin, and Barry Delameter— for the four “John Does” originally named as defendants with the City of Springfield and William Fitchet, Springfield’s Police Commissioner. The City and Fitchet oppose the motion not only as untimely but as failing the…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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