McGrath v. Tavares

The plaintiff's sixteen year old son, Anthony W. McGrath, was tragically shot and killed after the defendants, police officers in the town of Plymouth, attempted to stop the vehicle he was driving on the streets of Plymouth in the early morning hours of January 10, 2006. The plaintiff filed suit in Federal court, asserting, insofar as relevant here, that the defendants had used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The defendants obtained summary judgment, and on appeal that judgment was affirmed, on the ground that the conduct of the officer…