Alvarez v. New Britain

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ANTONIO ALVAREZ : Plaintiff, : : No. 3:19-cv-723 (VLB) v. : : CITY OF NEW BRITAIN, ET AL. : September 15, 2021 Defendants. : : : : MEMORANDUM OF DECISION DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DKT. 45 On Thanksgiving night in 2018, New Britain police officers Adam Capowski (“Det. Capowski”) and James McColgan (“Ofc. McColgan”), referred to collectively as the “Responding Officers,” investigated a complaint that Antonio Alvarez (“Plaintiff” or “Mr. Alvarez”) was flashing his vehicle’s headlights into his neighbor’s windows. [Dkt.…