Legal Opinion
Kent v. Katz
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided May 11, 2001No. 2:99-cv-00189PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SESSIONS, District Judge.
Dean Kent (“Kent”) brought this action against the Town of Colchester (“Colches-ter”), Colchester Chief of Police Charles Kirker (“Chief Kirker” or “Kirker”), and Colchester Police Officer Jared Katz (“Officer Katz” or “Katz”) for alleged misconduct in connection with Katz’s arrest of Kent on June 20, 1996. Kent brings his claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 for alleged violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution; Chapter I, Articles 1, 10, 11, and 13 of the Vermont Constitution; and Vermont…
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