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DAVIGNON v. HODGSON

No. 06-1191.

524 F.3d 91 (2008)

David DAVIGNON, David Gouveia, David Miller, Edward Moris, Jr., and Thomas Presby, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Thomas M. HODGSON, Individually and as Bristol County Sheriff, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 24, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. Assad, Bristol County Sheriff's Office, with whom Gary W. Smith, Susan S. Riedel, and Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP, were on brief, for appellant.

Philip N. Beauregard, with whom Timour Zoubaidoulline, and Law Offices of Beauregard, Burke & Franco, were on brief, for appellees.

Jeffrey R. Turco and Brian Knuuttila, on brief for amicus curiae Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association.

Douglas I. Louison, Stephen C. Pfaff, and Merrick, Louison & Costello, LLP, on brief for amicus curiae Massachusetts Correctional Officers Federated Union.

Fredric M. Knapp, Richard Weintraub, James T. Prusinowski, and Laufer, Knapp, Torzewski, Dalena & Sposaro, LLC, on brief for amicus curiae National Sheriff's Association.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Five Bristol County Massachusetts correctional officers were suspended from their jobs by Sheriff Thomas Hodgson. Claiming that the sheriff's actions were in retaliation for their First Amendment activities, they sued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in addition to bringing various claims under state law. A jury found Hodgson liable in his official capacity on the § 1983 claims, found against him on some of the state law claims, and awarded...

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