Robert A. Gaudreault v. Municipality of Salem, Massachusetts

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• holding that officer was not liable for failing to intervene where “attack came quickly and was over in a matter of seconds”
• holding that where “the attack came quickly and was over in a matter of seconds,” officers did not fail to intervene
• holding that “[plaintiff Gaudreault] did not display any needs so patent as to make lay persons such as [the officers involved] remiss in failing to arrange for immediate medical attention”
• stating that police officers at scene have duty to intervene if they witness another officer use excessive force
• holding that an officer who is present at the scene and who fails to take reasonable steps to protect the victim of another officer's use of excessive force can be held liable under § 1983 for his nonfeasance
• holding that an officer who is present at the scene and who fails to take reasonable steps to protect the victim of another officer’s use of excessive force can be held liable under § 1983 for his nonfeasance

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