EATON v. HANCOCK COUNTY

No. CV-08-370-B-W.

741 F.Supp.2d 307 (2010)

Ronald EATON, Plaintiff, v. HANCOCK COUNTY, et. al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

September 28, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale F. Thistle , Law Office of Dale F. Thistle, Newport, ME, N. Laurence Willey, Jr. , Thomas M. Matzilevich , Willey Law Offices, Bangor, ME, for Plaintiff.

Cassandra S. Shaffer , Peter T. Marchesi , Wheeler & Arey, P.A., Waterville, ME, for Jason Lepper, Ryan Haines, Joshua Gunn, J. Weaver.

L. John Topchik , Germani Martemucci Riggle & Hill, Portland, ME, for James Lepper.

William N. Palmer , Gray & Palmer, Bangor, ME, for Joshua Stevens.


ORDER AFFIRMING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S RECOMMENDED DECISION

JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., Chief Judge.

Getting drunk and acting out is not, by itself, a crime. Ronald Eaton claims he was arrested, incarcerated, and beaten for just that, and accordingly, he seeks damages against Hancock County and the County employees he claims were responsible. In a careful and well-researched decision, the Magistrate Judge recommended that the Court deny most of the Defendants...

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