BAEZ v. TOWN OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS

No. 21-1278.

44 F.4th 79 (2022)

Juana BAEZ, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Cruz Sanabria, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Rogelio Rodas, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Demetrius Oviedo, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Jose Alberto Nunez-Guerrero, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TOWN OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS Brookline Police Commissioners, Defendant, Appellee, Neil Wishinsky, in his individual and official capacities; Nancy Daly, in her individual and official capacities; Ben Franco, in his individual and official capacities; Nancy Heller, in her individual and official capacities; Bernard Greene, in his individual and official capacities, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 11, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brooks A. Ames , with whom Brookline Justice League was on brief, for appellants.

Joseph A. Padolsky , with whom Michael Downey , Douglas I. Louison , and Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff, LLP were on brief, for appellee.

Before Kayatta, Lipez, and Gelpí, Circuit Judges.


The five named plaintiffs in this case argue that between 2014 and 2015, the Brookline police violated plaintiffs' rights under the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause by treating them differently because they are Hispanic. Rather than suing any of the individual officers, plaintiffs pursued claims against the...

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