Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Town of Riverhead
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 11, 1996No. CV-93-3472(VVP)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
POHORELSKY, United States Magistrate Judge:
This civil rights ease arises from a domestic relations dispute in which the Riverhead, New York, Police Department was called upon to intervene. The plaintiffs’ Complaint asserts numerous civil rights and common law tort claims against the Town of River-head, Sergeant Robert Peeker, individually, and Chief Lawrence Grattan and Lieutenant Joseph Grattan of the Riverhead Police Department in their official capacities. 1 The plaintiffs’ civil rights claims under section 1983 of Title 42, United States Code, are for alleged unreasonable…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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