Legal Opinion
Silva v. CITY OF NEW BEDFORD, MASS.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 23, 2009No. Civil Action 09-10623-NMGPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Lisa Silva (“Silva”) brings suit against the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts (“defendant” or “the City”) for the negligence of its officers pursuant to the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act, M.G.L. c. 258, and for the City’s allegedly unlawful custom, procedure or policy in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1988 and of the First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Before the Court is defendant’s motion to dismiss.
I. Background
This case arises out of allegations that New Bedford police officers Timothy Gibney…
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