United States First Circuit

In an action arising out of the unwarranted shooting death of a civilian by defendant on-duty police officer, in which the plaintiffs sued the officer, his two fellow officers on the scene, and five supervisors under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for violating the decedent's Fourth Amendment rights by causing his wrongful death: 1) the grant of summary judgment against plaintiffs' supervisory liability claims against each of the supervisors is affirmed; and 2) the Commonwealth's appeal from the earlier partial denial of the Rule 12(c) motion as to these same defendants is dismissed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/14/2014
• Published 07/14/2014

Judges

• LYNCH

Court

• United States First Circuit

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