Legal Opinion
Woodley v. Town of Nantucket
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 17, 1986No. Civ. A. 81-2766-GPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDERS ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
GARRITY, District Judge.
Plaintiff commenced this action against the Town of Nantucket (the “Town”), its Chief of Police, Paul S. Hunter (“Hunter”), and a member of the Nantucket Police Department, John S. Pearson (“Pearson”), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 and Massachusetts law, for the arrest of plaintiff, allegedly without probable cause, in connection with a rape occurring in the early morning hours of August 13, 1981. The case comes before the court on the motions for summary judgment submitted by each of the three…
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