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United States First Circuit


Coscia v. Town of Pembroke, MA, 10-1714

In an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiff's Section 1983 action alleging that defendants' unlawfully failed to provide medical services to plaintiff's son, who threatened suicide while in police custody and who killed himself some fourteen hours after release, judgment is reversed where complaint failed to allege a constitutional violation.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 09/14/2011
  • Published 09/14/2011

Judges

  • SOUTER

Court

  • United States First Circuit

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