Legal Opinion
Tara Cartier Donald Coates v. Paul D. Lussier, Individually and in His Official Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 5, 1992No. 473, Docket 91-7590PublishedCited by 199 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, Tara Cartier and Donald Coates, her brother, commenced this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action against Paul D. Lussier, a Connecticut State Trooper. Plaintiffs allege that defendant lacked probable cause to arrest them following the death of Christopher Izzo, who was present in an automobile with plaintiff Cartier when a fatal accident occurred. Coates witnessed the accident. In his motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs’ action, Lussier asserted that qualified immunity barred suit against him, and thus he was entitled to judgment as a matter…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by199 opinions
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