Legal Opinion
Connolly v. Harrelson
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 27, 1999No. Civ.A. 96-12522-WGYPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
This is an application for attorneys’ fees under the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, Mass. Gen. L. ch. 12, § 11I.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs, Steve Connolly (“Connolly”) and Paul Adao (“Adao”), brought a number of claims against the defendant, Woodrow T. Harrelson (“Harrelson”), including counts of assault and battery, intentional tort, and violations of the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act. The claims arose from an incident among the parties that occurred at the USAirways Terminal in West Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts on October 8, 1995. At…
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