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Robert T. Tigges v. Nunzio Cataldo

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 28, 1979No. 79-1389PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Robert T. Tigges, a resident of Winchester, Massachusetts, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Nunzio Cataldo and Robert Hyde, officers of the Burlington, Massachusetts, police force, in the district court. The jury returned a verdict for defendants, and plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was denied. This appeal followed.

Plaintiff Tigges characterizes his claim against the defendants as a “police brutality” action. His complaint alleged that on or about March 7, 1974 officer Cataldo, in the presence of his superior Sgt. Hyde, assaulted and beat…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bronston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. GormanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
  3. United States v. Angel Rios Ruiz, A/K/A Junior RiosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
  4. United States v. Kerry PoulackCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
  5. Phillips v. FaddenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. Edwin Charles Fortes, Jr., United States of America v. Sandra Elaine JemisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  2. United States v. Peter SimonelliCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. Ramirez-RiveraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
  4. United States v. BrandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Angel Torres LopezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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