SALDIVAR v. RACINE

No. 15-1448.

818 F.3d 14 (2016)

Elba SALDIVAR, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Daniel RACINE; The City of Fall River, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 25, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. McCormick, III , with whom McCormick & Maitland was on brief, for appellant.

Andrew J. Gambaccini , with whom Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. was on brief, for appellee Daniel Racine.

Gary P. Howayeck , Office of the Corporation Counsel, City of Fall River, for appellee the City of Fall River.

Before KAYATTA, STAHL, and BARRON, Circuit Judges.


Elba Saldivar appeals the dismissal of her federal civil rights and state law negligence claims against the City of Fall River, Massachusetts, and Fall River Police Chief Daniel Racine. The District Court dismissed those claims pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. We affirm.

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