HIGHTOWER v. CITY OF BOSTON

No. 11-2281.

693 F.3d 61 (2012)

Stacey HIGHTOWER, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CITY OF BOSTON; Edward Davis, Boston Police Commissioner; Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Gura , with whom Gura & Possessky, PLLC, and Chester Darling were on brief, for appellant.

Lisa Skehill Maki , Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom William F. Sinnott , Corporation Counsel, was on brief, for appellees City of Boston and Edward Davis.

Kenneth W. Salinger , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Martha Coakley , Attorney General of Massachusetts, was on brief, for appellee Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Charles M. Dyke and Trucker Huss APC on brief for Legal Community Against Violence, amicus curiae.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, LIPEZ and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

This case presents an as-applied and a purported facial attack on the Massachusetts statutory and administrative scheme for revoking licenses for the carrying of firearms. The district court entered summary judgment dismissing the claims. Hightower v. City of Boston, 822 F.Supp.2d 38, 65-66 (D.Mass.2011).

Stacey Hightower is a former Boston Police...

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