United States First Circuit

In a suit alleging that police used excessive force, summary judgment in favor of defendant-police is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion when it did not excuse plaintiff's counsel's failure to timely file a U.S. Dist. Ct. Local R 56(c) counterstatement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/12/2005
• Published 05/12/2005

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Walter F. McKee, with whom Lipman, Katz & McKee, P.A. was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward R. Benjamin, Jr., with whom Thompson & Bowie, LLP, was on brief for appellees.