Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Celester
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 22, 2015No. Civil Action No. 12-11344-RWZPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION •
ZOBEL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Dwayne Johnson (“Johnson”), Regina White (“Regina”), Makia White (“Makia”), and Dwayne Johnson, Jr. (“Junior”) (collectively the “Plaintiffs”) bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12 §§ 11H and 111) (“MCRA”), and the common law, alleging two Boston police officers, Lawrence Cel-ester (“Celester”) and Lynwood Jenkins (“Jenkins”), violated their constitutional rights by using excessive force during the course of their arrests on July 24, 2009. They also bring a claim under…
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