“Because the jury found that the officers did not violate Stilphen’s constitutional rights, the court will dismiss the Monell claim. Here, because the jury determined that the officers did not violate Stilphen’s constitutional rights, the § 1983 claim against the city necessarily fails, and the request to dismiss the Monell claim must be allowed,” wrote U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns for the District of Massachusetts.

       

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