Craig v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

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• holding no equal protection violation occurs when \the same result would have occurred even without consideration of the plaintiff's race or national origin\
• noting that courts apply personal stake exception when plaintiff alleges defendant violated rights to cover for use of excessive force
• noting that courts apply personal stake exception when plaintiff alleges defendant violated rights to cover for use of excessive force
• noting that verbal harassment is insufficient to support equal protection claim but verbal harassment accompanied by physical injury may be sufficient
• finding that Plaintiff’s failure to remember certain aspects of his encounter with police “may undermine the credibility of his claims . . . [b]ut that is for a jury to decide.”
• collecting cases and noting that the Second Circuit has yet to apply the doctrine to § 1983 cases

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