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Petro v. Town of West Warwick Ex Rel. Moore

District Court, D. Rhode Island

Decided March 16, 2011No. CA 09-213 SPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM E. SMITH, United States District Judge.

After a confrontation between the police and Mark Jackson, Jackson died in police custody. Plaintiff Karen Petro, as Administratrix of Mark Jackson’s Estate, brought this action against the Town of West Warwick (the “Town”), and West Warwick Police Officers Patrick J. Kelley, Sean Lukowicz, and Scott Thornton, individually and in their representative capacities (collectively the “Defendants”). The Complaint alleges claims against Officers Kelley, Lukowicz, and Thornton for the violation of Jackson’s constitutional rights; claims…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. California v. Hodari D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Mucci v. Town of North Providence ex rel. ValleeDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2011
  2. Petro v. Town of West Warwick ex rel. MooreDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2012
  3. Merisier v. EllenderDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016
  4. Niles v. Town of WakefieldDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016
  5. Hernandez v. ColonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2018

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