Legal Opinion
McGrath v. Town of Sandwich
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 16, 2014No. Civil Action No. 13-12381-NMGPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
This civil rights and tort case arises out of an alleged bullying incident that took place at Sandwich High School (“SHS”) in 2011, Plaintiff Ty McGrath (“Ty”), who was an 18-year-old senior at the time, was suspended from school and charged with felony assault after he allegedly bullied and assaulted a 14-year-old SHS freshman. The felony charges against Ty were later reduced to misdemeanor charges and he was eventually acquitted of all criminal conduct.
Ty and his mother, Julianne McGrath (“Julianne”), allege that the Town of Sandwich (“the Town”) and…
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