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NATAL v. CITY OF NEW BEDFORD

No. Civ.A. 97-12407-WGY.

37 F.Supp.2d 74 (1999)

Maria M. NATAL, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF NEW BEDFORD, Rosemary S. Tierney, Richard Benoit, and Henry Turgeon, III, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

February 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. O'Brien, Falmouth, MA, for Maria M. Natal, plaintiff.

Kevin J. Finnerty, Fernandes & Finnerty, New Bedford, MA, for Rosemary S. Tierney, defendant.

Andrew B. Peppard, Peppard & Littman, Fall River, MA, for Richard Benoit, defendant.

Timothy M. Burke, Brian J. Rogal, Law Offices of Timothy M. Burke, Needham, for Henry Turgeon, III, defendant.

Joseph L. Tehan, Jr., Jonathan M. Silverstein, Kopelman & Paige, Boston, MA, George J. Leontire, City Solicitor, New Bedford, MA, for The City of New Bedford, defendant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Maria M. Natal ("Natal") brings this action as the administratrix of the estate of her father, Carlos Adorno ("Adorno"), who was shot dead on February 11, 1996 by New Bedford Police Officer Henry Turgeon, III ("Turgeon") during an attempted arrest. Natal asserts causes of action against the City of New Bedford ("the City") under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Massachusetts Tort Claims...

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