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ALFANO v. LYNCH

No. 16-1914.

847 F.3d 71 (2017)

Peter ALFANO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Thomas LYNCH, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 1, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Milton , with whom Howard Friedman and Law Offices of Howard Friedman, P.C., Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

Alexandra R. Hassell , with whom Douglas I. Louison and Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff, LLP were on brief, for appellee.

Before Kayatta, Circuit Judge, Souter, Associate Justice, and Selya, Circuit Judge.

The doctrine of qualified immunity shields from liability public officials, including police officers, whose conduct does not violate clearly established federal statutory or constitutional rights. It is a strong, but not impenetrable, shield. After careful consideration of the record in this case, viewed in the light most...

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