Hunt v. Massi

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

This civil rights case arises out of the refusal of officers serving an arrest warrant to accede to the request of an arrestee, Brian Hunt, that he be handcuffed with his hands in front of him, and the ensuing events.

Hunt and his wife brought this case, asserting violations of his federal constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as pendent state law claims. The district court denied the police officers’ claim of qualified immunity on summary judgment based, in part, on the court’s erroneous conception of the clearly established law. Hunt v. Massi, 5 F.Supp.3d…