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Civil Rights: Other | Massachusetts
Order
District Judge Margaret R. Guzman: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS summary judgment for Chief Minardi and the Town of Westborough on all claims against them. [ECF Nos. 51, 53]. The Court GRANTS IN PART Mr. Leonard's motion for summary judgment [ECF No. 28] on his unlawful arrest claim and DENIES Officer Bukhenik's motion [ECF No. 55] as to that claim. The Court GRANTS summary j udgment for Officer Bukhenik on Mr. Leonard's claims for excessive force, malicious prosecution, defamation, harassment, negligence, and loss of consortium. Mr. Leonard's First Amendment retaliation claim survives and will proceed to trial, along with the question of damages for the unlawful arrest. Chief Minardi's and the Town's earlier motions for judgment on the pleadings are DENIED AS MOOT. [ECF Nos. 30, 32]. (SF)
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Status Conference ~Util - Set Deadlines
Electronic Clerk's Notes for remote Status Conference held on 10/1/2026 before District Judge Julia E. Kobick:
Case called. The Court hears from the parties on the status of the case following the close of fact discovery on 9/25/2026. From the plaintiff's perspective, fact discovery is complete and they will be conducting expert discovery. The Court hears from the defendants regarding their positions on expert discovery and they collectively inform the Court their decision on expert discovery would be determined after reviewing what the plaintiff produces. The Court asks the parties their positions on mediation. The plaintiff is interested but the defendants do not think mediation would be fruitful. The parties are directed to reach out to the clerk if they would like a referral to the Court's mediation program at any point of the case. The City of Brockton defendants inform the Court they did not get the chance to depose the plaintiff in this matter. The parties confirm the plaintiff was noticed, and a deposition was scheduled but canceled and a new date was never set. After hearing from the parties and hearing no objection from the plaintiff, if a formal motion is needed to extend the fact discovery deadline they can file it, if not, the parties can work it out between themselves. If the defendants do not intend to use any experts, they can move for summary judgment before the deadline set by the Court. The Court sets the following expert and dispositive motion schedule:
Plaintiff's trial experts must be designated by 10/29/2026 and deposed by 11/30/2026 Defendants' trial experts must be designated by 1/7/2027 and deposed by 2/4/2027 Dispositive motions to be filed by 2/25/2027
Attorneys present: Mark Loevy Reyes for the Plaintiff. Nicholas Ogden, Deborah Frisch, Leonard Kesten for the Defendants. Court Reporter: Catherine Zelinski at CAL.Zelinski.Steno@gmail.com. (Currie, Haley)
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