United States First Circuit

In plaintiff's section 1983 action against the town and employees arising from his arrest for simple assault of his estranged wife, grant of defendants' motion for summary judgment is affirmed as an officer had sufficient information to conclude that the state offense of simple assault had taken place, and as such, there was no violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/29/2009
• Published 10/29/2009

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sven D. Wiberg and Wiberg Law Office, PLLC, on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brian J.S. Cullen and Cullen Collimore, PLLC, on brief, for appellees.