This is a federal lawsuit on behalf of a North Smithfield resident, challenging the police department’s refusal to remove from its files a note falsely claiming that he is “dangerous,” “psychologically unstable,” and has numerous weapons at his house. Police officials have acknowledged that they have no basis for the claims contained in the note, which was uncovered while the ACLU was litigating another pending lawsuit on behalf of the resident, Jason Richer. Update: Lawsuit successfully settled in November 2019.
Richer v. N. Smithfield Police Department
Attorney(s)
Thomas W. Lyons, Rhiannon S. Huffman
Date filed
October 24, 2018
Status
Closed
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