USCA1 Opinion
[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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No. 96-1537
KEVIN M. CASTRO,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ET AL.,
Defendants, Appellees.
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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND
[Hon. Francis J. Boyle, Senior U.S. District Judge] __________________________
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Before
Torruella, Chief Judge, ___________
Boudin and Lynch, Circuit Judges. ______________
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Kevin M. Castro on brief pro se. _______________
Jean A. Boulanger and Capaldi & Boulanger on brief for appellee __________________ ____________________
Coventry Housing Authority.
Marc DeSisto, Kathleen M. Powers and DeSisto Law Offices on brief ____________ __________________ ___________________
for appellee Barry Yeaw, in his capacity as Treasurer of the Town of
Coventry.
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November 7, 1996
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Per Curiam. Having reviewed the parties' briefs, __________
we summarily affirm the judgment below on the ground that
appellant has made no developed argument for reversal. We
add that the individual police officers who arrested
appellant were never made parties to the instant lawsuit, and
that the Town of Coventry may not be held liable under 42
U.S.C. 1983 on a theory of respondeat superior. See Monell __________ ________ ___ ______
v. New York City Dep't of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 691 _____________________________________
(1978). In addition, based on his filings below, it appears
as if the only damages appellant sought were punitive
damages. Such damages are not available under 42 U.S.C.
1983 against either the Town or the Coventry Housing
Authority. See City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc., 453 ___ ________________ ____________________
U.S. 247, 271 (1981); Adler v Lincoln Housing Authority, 623 _____ _________________________
A.2d 20, 21 n.1 (R.I. 1993).
Affirmed. See Loc. R. 27.1. _________ ___
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