Legal Opinion
Tomczak v. Town of Barnstable
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 4, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-10441-RGSPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STEARNS, District Judge.
Robert Tomczak, acting pro se, brought this Complaint against four Barnstable Police officers: Robert Murphy, Mark Frenzo, Manuel Jason, and Reid Hall; the Barnsta-ble Police Department; and the Town of Barnstable, alleging civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and defamation. Tomc-zak claims that the defendants detained and arrested him without cause, subjected him to an unduly suggestive identification, and failed to properly investigate his alibi. Tomczak was ultimately found not guilty in a…
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