FOLEY v. CITY OF LOWELL, MASS.

Nos. 91-1016, 91-1044.

948 F.2d 10 (1991)

Michael J. FOLEY, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. CITY OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, Defendant, Appellant. Michael J. FOLEY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CITY OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert LeRoux Hernandez, Malden, Mass., for plaintiff, appellee.

Patricia Sullivan Talty, Asst. City Sol., Lowell, Mass., for defendant, appellant.

Before TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and HILL, Senior Circuit Judge.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Invoking 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and also asserting pendent state-law claims, Michael J. Foley sued the City of Lowell and certain members of its police force in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Foley alleged in substance that his rights under the fourteenth amendment were violated when he was brutally beaten by police officers; that the City inadequately trained and supervised its constabulary; and that the City...

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