Legal Opinion
Spear v. Town of West Hartford
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 13, 1992No. Nos. 290, 291, Dockets 91-7509, 91-7511PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Chief Judge:
John M. Spear and the Spear Printing Company, Inc. (collectively “Spear”) appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Alan H. Nevas, Judge, dismissing their action against the Town of West Hartford, its Corporation Counsel, its acting Town Man*65ager, and Summit Women’s Center West (“Summit”). 771 F.Supp. 521. On this appeal, Spear argues that the individual defendants are not absolutely immune, that his complaint stated a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988), and that Summit acted under color of state law. For the…
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