RINGUETTE v. CITY OF FALL RIVER

Civ. A. No. 93-11212 PBS.

888 F.Supp. 258 (1995)

Roger RINGUETTE and Roger Ringuette, PPA for Crystal Ringuette, a minor, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF FALL RIVER; Francis J. McDonald, individually and in his official capacity; Raymond Paradis, individually and in his official capacity; and Richard Levesque, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

May 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian R. Cunha, Brian Cunha & Associates, Fall River, MA, for Roger Ringuette.

Diane M. Bunk, Corp. Counsel, Law Dept., Fall River, MA, Bernadette L. Sabra, Sabra Law Offices, Somerset, MA, for City of Fall River, Francis McDonald.

William G. Camara, Diane M. Bunk, Corp. Counsel, Law Dept., Fall River, MA, for Raymond Paradise.

Kenneth G. Littman, Andrew B. Peppard, Peppard & Littman, Diane M. Bunk, Corp. Counsel, Law Dept., Fall River, MA, for Richard Levesque.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SARIS, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Roger Ringuette brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that the police violated his rights under the Fourth, Eighth and Fourteenth amendments and state law while he was in civil protective custody because of incapacitation due to substance abuse. Plaintiff seeks compensatory and punitive damages...

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