Ali v. Police Department

Opinion

[NOT FOR PUBLICATION NOT TO BE CITED AS PRECEDENT] United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

No. 98-2344

ISHMAEL K. ALI,

Plaintiff, Appellant,

v.

EAST LONGMEADOW POLICE DEPARTMENT; JOSEPH WESCOTT, OFFICER; RICHARD BATES, OFFICER; TOWN OF EAST LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS,

Defendants, Appellees.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Michael A. Ponsor, U.S. District Judge]

Before

Torruella, Chief Judge, Campbell, Senior Circuit Judge, and Lynch, Circuit Judge.

Ishmael K. Ali on brief pro se. Douglas I. Louison, Stephen C. Pfaff and Merrick, Louison & Costello on brief for appellees.

August 27, 1999

Per Curiam. After carefully reviewing the briefs and record on appeal, we affirm substantially for the reasons stated by the district court. This action was filed on April 21, 1998. Appellant described no specific incident of a civil- rights violation which occurred within the preceding three-year period. While we recognize that the appellant alleged that his wife was cited for a traffic violation within the limitations period, 42 U.S.C. 1983 does not provide a remedy for every type of alleged wrong. See Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806, 809-810 (1996); Judge v. Lowell, 160 F.3d 67, 76 n.15 (1st Cir. 1998); Earle v. Benoit, 850 F.2d 836, 844 (1st Cir. 1988). Affirmed. Loc. R. 27.1.