Legal Opinion
Gonsalves v. City of New Bedford
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 2, 1996No. Civil Action No. 91-11993-MLWPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOLF, District Judge.
Attached is a memorandum based upon the transcript of the decision rendered orally on June 28, 1996, imposing sanctions on plaintiffs counsel, Robert Griffith, Esq. for his failure to disclose certain material facts during the course of this litigation. This memorandum adds citations, deletes some colloquy, and clarifies some language.
I. Introduction
This is a sad chapter in a sad case. In this case, the jury found that on June 16, 1990, Morris Pina, Jr. was beaten in his cell by employees of the New Bedford Police Department, denied care for his…
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