Legal Opinion

Lund v. Henderson

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided November 25, 2015No. 14-2161PPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Lund claims that a Wareham police officer arrested him without probable cause and with excessive force while trying to disperse an unruly crowd on August 22, 2008. Lund also claims that the police chief and the Town of Wareham (“the Town”), as the officer’s superior and employer, respectively, were liable because they had known of, or recklessly disregarded, prior false arrests and use of excessive force by the arresting officer and other officers in the police department.

Prior to trial, Lund took the position that the jury needed to hear evidence that, if…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. City of Los Angeles v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Rodriguez-Bruno v. Doral MortgageCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
  4. Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Resolution Trust Corp. v. GoldCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  3. Hutchins v. McKayDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018
  4. KeyBank National Association v. Elizabeth Keniston et al.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2023
  5. Diaz-Morales v. Rubio-ParedesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2016

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