Legal Opinion
Francis A. Willhauck, Jr. v. Paul Halpin
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 29, 1992No. 91-1328PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal of Augean dimensions arising from the failure of the plaintiffs to prevail in a multi-party, multi-claim action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs in this case are Francis A. Willhauck, Jr. (“Willhauck”) and several of his family members. The defendants are various police officers in their individual capacities, the Towns of Milton and Dedham, Norfolk and Suffolk Counties of Massachusetts, and the Metropolitan District Commission (“MDC”). Willhauck’s § 1983 claims arose from a late-night, high-speed automobile chase through Boston and some…
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