Kathy St. Hilaire, Etc. v. City of Laconia

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• reviewing the entry of summary judgment by taking the facts in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party
• applying de novo review to the grant of summary judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56
• \Evidence of a single incident is usually insufficient to establish a custom or usage.\ (cleaned up)
• defendant entitled to gualified immunity unless contours of right alleged are sufficiently clear so that a reasonable official would understand what he is doing violates that right
• “But at the core of plaintiff’s case is not the broad contention that the police have a duty to reduce the risk of violence. . . . Plaintiff instead makes a narrower, more specific claim.”
• “We first reject defendants’ analysis that the police officers’ actions need be examined for ‘reasonableness’ under the Fourth Amendment only at the moment of the shooting. We believe that view is inconsistent with Supreme Court decisions and with the law of this Circuit.”

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