Legal Opinion
John L. Kelly v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 17, 1991No. 90-1546PublishedCited by 280 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*356SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant John L. Kelly appeals from rulings of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts substituting the United States as the sole party defendant herein and thereafter granting summary judgment in its favor. Although Kelly’s plight engenders some sympathy, we have no principled choice but to affirm.
BACKGROUND
Approximately a decade ago, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other law enforcement agencies formed a Boston-based task force to investigate the activities of Frank Lepere, a suspected drug kingpin. For nearly…
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