Hootstein v. Town of Shutesbury

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS MICHAEL HOOTSTEIN, ) Plaintiff ) ) v. ) Civil Case No. 3:23-30057-KAR ) TOWN OF SHUTESBURY, POLICE ) CHIEF KRISTIN BURGESS & MARY ) ANNE ANTONELLIS, in their ) individual and official capacities, ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT & DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE (Dkt. Nos. 94 & 109) I. Introduction Self-represented plaintiff Michael Hootstein (“Plaintiff”) asserts claims pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

of retaliation for the exercise of his First Amendment rights (Count I), violation of his rights…