Legal Opinion
Sheffield v. Pieroway
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 22, 2019No. Civil Action No. 15-14174-NMGPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGorton, J.
*163This suit arises out of the plaintiff's claims that two police officers violated Burrell Ramsey-White's constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act. Specifically, plaintiff, on behalf of the deceased Ramsey-White, alleges that the officers unreasonably seized him and used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment, among other claims. The two officers have since moved for summary judgment.
I. Background
A. Factual Background
In August, 2012, defendants Mathew Pieroway ("Pieroway") and Joel Resil ("Resil") were on duty and in plain clothes with…
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