James T. Voutour v. Harold Vitale, James T. Voutour v. Harold Vitale

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1985-05-09

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BOWNES, Circuit Judge (concurring). I concur in the result of the per curiam opinion, but write specially to express my disagreement with two aspects of the analysis found therein. First, I believe there is no need to rely upon tort concepts of negligence or gross negligence to determine whether liability will attach under § 1983. When the per curiam opinion…

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