ROCHE v. JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO.

No. 95-1804.

81 F.3d 249 (1996)

Daniel J. ROCHE et ux. Valerie Roche, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Kelley, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, with whom Robert W. Kelley was on brief, for appellants.

Neil Jacobs, Boston, MA, with whom Michael J. Moody and Hale and Dorr were on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA, BOUDIN and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to consider whether a private party should be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an arrest and unsuccessful prosecution that followed on the heels of its detailed report of suspected wrongdoing to the authorities. The district court found no competent evidence that the defendant violated § 1983, discerned no merit in the plaintiffs' other claims, and granted brevis disposition. See Fed.R.Civ...

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