Legal Opinion
Gothberg v. Town of Plainville
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided September 3, 2015No. 3-13-CV-01121 (CSH)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS, MOTIONS TO SUBSTITUTE AND MOTION TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT
HAIGHT, Senior District Judge:
This case arises out of an interaction between Plaintiff Erik Gothberg (hereinafter, “Plaintiff’ or “Gothberg”), a Connecticut citizen and resident, and police officers of two Connecticut Towns: Plainville and Southington.
During the early morning hours of July 16, 2011, Plainville officers arrested Goth-berg to enforce a warrant issued by South-ington officers. Gothberg’s complaint alleges that during the course of that arrest, he was shot by a Plainville…
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