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WILSON v. CITY OF BOSTON

No. 04-1310.

421 F.3d 45 (2005)

Niquicia WILSON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CITY OF BOSTON; Captain Robert Dunford, Defendants, Appellees, Officer Janine Mitchell; Paul Evans, in his capacity as Commissioner of the Boston Police Department; Unknown Sergeant Badge Number 958; John Doe; John Poe, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew M. Fischer, with whom Jason & Fischer was on brief, for appellant.

Amy E. Ambarik, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Stephen G. Cox, Assistant Corporation Counsel, and Merita A. Hopkins, Corporation Counsel, were on brief, for appellees.

Before LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and OBERDORFER, Senior District Judge.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

This appeal stems from a mass arrest sting designed to capture a large number of persons with outstanding arrest warrants. Plaintiff-appellant Niquicia Wilson, who had no criminal record and was never subject to an arrest warrant, was mistakenly swept up in the arrest. As a result of this experience, she sued various arresting officers and the City of Boston under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. The district court granted summary judgment...

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