Legal Opinion
Velez v. City of New London
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 31, 1995No. Civ. 3:94CV02169 (PCD)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS
DORSEY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Genero Velez alleges violations of his federal and state civil rights as well as gross negligence, recklessness, negligence, libel and slander, and negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Defendants City of New London, William D. Ditt-man, Axle Bergeson, Kenneth Edwards, William Gavitt, Margaret Ackley-Clark, Donald Sloan, Richard Kistner, Bruce Rinehart, John Doe, and Richard Brown move to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. For the reasons below, defendants’ motion is granted in…
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