Debra Horta v. Charles B. Sullivan

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• holding that because newspaper article was hearsay, it could not be considered in deciding motion for summary judgment
• holding that the materials attached to the motion for summary judgment must be admissible and usable at trial
• noting that a police officer’s decision to engage in a high-speed car chase would fall within the FTCA’s discretionary function exception if federal law governed that case
• explaining that, while “law enforcement agents have a mandatory duty to enforce the law, decisions as to how best to fulfill this duty are protected by the discretionary function exception to the FTCA”
• certifying question to Supreme Judicial Court on scope of discretionary function exception under Massachusetts Tort Claims Act
• explaining that “inadmissible evidence may not be considered” at summary judgment

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