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THOMAS v. ROACH

Docket No. 98-7623.

165 F.3d 137 (1999)

Trevor THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John ROACH, William Bailey, Gerald Bonaventura, Santiago Llanos, David Riehl, Leonard Sattani, John Cueto, in their official capacities, and the City of Bridgeport, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Martyn Philpot, Jr., New Haven, CT, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Barbara Brazzel-Massaro, Associate City Attorney, Bridgeport, Connecticut, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before OAKES and WALKER, Circuit Judges, and COTE, District Judge.

OAKES, Senior Circuit Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

Bridgeport police officers shot Trevor Thomas while arresting him. Thomas sued the individual police officers and the City of Bridgeport under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on grounds that the officers violated his civil rights by using excessive force, and under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1985(3) and 1986 on grounds that they conspired to violate his civil rights. Thomas also alleged various state tort claims. The United...

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