United States First Circuit

Liability for the excessive use of force may not be imputed to a municipality based on the alleged acts of an officer whom a plaintiff does not properly name and serve as a defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/19/2002
• Published 03/19/2002

Judges

• STEARNS, District Judge., Before TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges and STEARNS, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen B. Hrones, with whom Aderonke O. Lipede and Hrones & Garrity were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Leonard H. Kesten, with whom Deidre Brennan Regan and Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten were on brief for the Town of Mendon and Dennis Grady, appellees;  Stephen C. Pfaff, with whom Merrick, Louison & Costello were on brief for James Crosby, appellee.