Legal Opinion
Goddard v. Kelley
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 31, 2009No. Civil Action 07-10705-FDSPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action arising out of the ejection of a fan from a Red Sox playoff game. Plaintiff Andrew Goddard attended Game Five of the 2004 American League Championship Series at Fenway Park between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. He was ejected after loudly, and obscenely, protesting the umpire’s call when David Ortiz was thrown out attempting to steal second base in the bottom of the twelfth inning. He contends that after his ejection he was physically assaulted and arrested…
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