United States First Circuit

Defendant unsuccessfully challenged an appeal against a judgment directing him to pay compensatory and punitive damages for violating plaintiff's equal protection rights because the award of damages does not approach the "shock the conscience" standard.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/23/2004
• Published 07/23/2004

Judges

• CYR, Senior Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patrick J. Costello, with whom James W. Simpson, Jr. and Merrick, Louison & Costello, LLP were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lauren E. Jones, with whom Mark L. LaBollita, Jones Associates, John B. Reilly, and John Reilly & Associates were on brief for appellee.