Legal Opinion
Scarpa v. Murphy
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 30, 1985No. Civ. A. 82-0115-FPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FREEDMAN, District Judge.
Introduction
This case presents the difficult question of when a town and its supervisory officials can be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an alleged negligent failure to train and supervise their underlings.
Plaintiff’s three-count complaint is simple and concise. Plaintiff alleges that on or about September 12, 1981, defendants Tierney and Holmes, police officers of the Town of Lee, Massachusetts, used excessive force while arresting plaintiff and denied him medical treatment, thereby causing plaintiff permanent hearing loss. Plaintiff further alleges…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Hector Santiago v. Paul J. Fenton, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Bibbo v. MulhernDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1985
- Canney v. City of ChelseaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1996
- Greenberg v. MynczyworDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1987
- Coleman v. WirtzDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1990
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