CONLOGUE v. HAMILTON

No. 17-2210.

906 F.3d 150 (2018)

Danarae CONLOGUE, as personal representative of the Estate of Lewis N. Conlogue, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Scott HAMILTON, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 11, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunter J. Tzovarras , Bangor, ME, for appellant.

Jonathan R. Bolton , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Janet T. Mills , Attorney General, and Cathy Roberts , Assistant Attorney General, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Thompson, Selya, and Lipez, Circuit Judges.


This tragic case involves the fatal shooting of an armed civilian by a state trooper following a prolonged standoff. The appeal turns on an application of the doctrine of qualified immunity—a doctrine that protects public officials (including police officers) from civil liability while acting under color of state law...

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