Gerald Mastracchio v. Lieutenant Angelo Ricci and Providence Police Department (1974)

Mastracchio v. Ricci, supra, 498 F.2d at 1261; Clark v. Lutcher, supra, 436 F.Supp. at 1272 . *857 Examination of plaintiff’s motion before the juvenile court indicates that plaintiff initially mentioned that both the Commonwealth and federal constitutions guaranteed the minor’s right to a probable cause hearing.

Since the doctrine that the arrest is presumed valid as long as the conviction stands is in the nature of collateral estoppel, see Mastracchio v. Ricci, supra note 10; Willard v. United States, 5 Cir. 1970, 422 F.2d 810 , it would seem to be an affirmative defense — that is, Covington’s complaint does not fail to state a cause of action because he failed to plead that these allegations could not be made in a direct appeal from a conviction or through habeas, or because he fa…

The trustee’s argument here rests upon the other aspect of res judicata, namely, “collateral estoppel.” That principal bars relitigation of any factual dr legal issue that was actually decided in previous litigation “between the parties, whether on the same or a different claim.” Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 27 (1982); Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1260 (1st Cir.1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1974), quoting Cardillo v. Zyla, …

See also Spence v. Lating, 512 F.2d 93 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 896 , 96 S.Ct. 198 , 46 L.Ed.2d 129 (1975); Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d at 1259-61; Brown v. DeLayo, 498 F.2d 1173 (10th Cir. 1974).

See, e. g., Fernandez v. Trias Monge, 586 F.2d 848, 854-55 (1st Cir. 1978); Meadows v. Evans, 550 F.2d 345, 350 (5th Cir.) (Tjoflat, J., concurring and dissenting), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 969 , 98 S.Ct. 517 , 54 L.Ed.2d 457 (1977); Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1259-60 (1st Cir. 1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975).

Fernandez v. Trias Monge, 586 F.2d 848, 854 (1st Cir. 1978); Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1260 (1st Cir. 1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975). 3 .

In this circuit, a state criminal conviction precludes a subsequent section 1983 action only with respect to “matters actually litigated and decided at the prior trial.” *45 Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1258 (1st Cir.1974). 3 See also Fernandez v. Trias Monge, 586 F.2d 848, 855 (1st Cir.1978) (court refused to give preclusive effect to substantive constitutional claims not actually litigated at the state criminal trial).

Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1259-61 (1st Cir.1974) (state criminal conviction may have collateral estoppel effect on federal civil rights action).

Collateral estoppel on the other hand, “bars relitigation of any factual or legal issue that was actually decided in previous litigation ‘between the parties, whether on the same or a different claim.’ ” Id. at 899 (citing Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 27 (1982) (emphasis in original); Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1260 (1st Cir.1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975), quoting Cardillo v. Zyla, 486 F.2d 473, 475 (1st Cir.1973).

However, in light of the well-settled rule that “an issue not presented to the trial court cannot be raised for the first time on appeal,” Johnston v. Holiday Inns, Inc., 595 F.2d 890, 894 (1st Cir. 1979); Roto-Lith, Ltd. v. F. P. Bartlett & Co., 297 F.2d 497 (1st Cir. 1962), and the prudent judicial policy “that ‘[reasonable doubt as to what was decided by a prior judgment should be resolved against using it as an estoppel,’ ” Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1261 (1st …

Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1259-60 (C.A.1, 1974), cert. denied 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975) (citing cases); see Kauffman v. Moss, 420 F.2d 1270, 1274 (C.A.3), cert. denied 400 U.S. 846 , 91 S.Ct. 93 , 27 L.Ed.2d 84 (1970).

In so ruling, the Rimmer court expressly adopted the reasoning of Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1259-1260 (1st Cir. 1974) and Part IV of Judge Tjoflat’s dissent in Meadows v. Evans, 550 F.2d 345 (5th Cir. 1977).

Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1259 (1st Cir. 1974). 18 .

See Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F. 2d 1257 (CA1 1974), cert. denied, 420 U. S. 909 (1975); Lackawanna Police Benevolent Assn. v. Balen, 446 F. 2d 52 (CA2 1971); Kauffman v. Moss, 420 F. 2d 1270 (CA3), cert. denied, 400 U. S. 846 (1970); Shank v. Spruill, 406 F. 2d 756 (CA5 1969); Coogan v. Cincinnati Bar Assn., 431 F. 2d 1209 (CA6 1970); Williams v. Liberty, 461 F. 2d 325 (CA7 1972); Jenson v. Olson, 353 F. 2d 825 (CA8 1965); Scott v. California Supreme Court, 426 F. 2d 300 (C…

Conner v. Pickett, 552 F.2d 585 (5th Cir. 1977) (per curiam); see also Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257 (1st Cir. 1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975) (§ 1983 suit stayed "by agreement of counsel" pending outcome of state criminal proceedings); Fulford v. Klein, 529 F.2d 377, 382 (5th Cir. 1976), affd. en banc, 550 F.2d 342 (5th Cir. 1977).

See Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257 (1st Cir. 1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975).

Accord, Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257 (1st Cir. 1974); cf. Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Walburn, 378 F.Supp. 860 , (D.D.C.1874); Lovely v. Laliberte, 498 F.2d 1261 , (1st Cir. 1974).

See Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1260 (1st Cir.1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975).

See also Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1260 (1st Cir.1974) (“a state criminal conviction can have a collateral estoppel effect upon a federal civil rights action”), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975). 7 .

See Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257 (1st Cir. 1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975). 4) False police reports [12] Plaintiff’s complaint alleged “Immediately after the incident .

See also Lackawanna Police Benevolent Ass'n v. Balen, 446 F.2d 52 (2 Cir. 1971) (per curiam), and cases cited in Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257 (1 Cir. 1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975) 5 In contrast to Halpern, see Kessler v. Armstrong Cork Co., 158 F. 744, 747-48 (2 Cir. 1907), cert. denied, 207 U.S. 597 -98, 28 S.Ct. 262 , 52 L.Ed. 357 (1908) 6 Though the criteria are phrased in § 213 and § 214(4) as necessary rather than suffic…

See also Lackawanna Police Benevolent Ass’n v. Balen, 446 F.2d 52 (2 Cir. 1971) (per curiam), and cases cited in Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257 (1 Cir. 1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975). .

See Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257 (1st Cir. 1974) cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975); Thistlethwaite v. City of New York, 497 F.2d 339 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1093 , 95 S.Ct. 686 , 42 L.Ed.2d 686 (1974); Rosenberg v. Martin, 478 F.2d 520 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 872 , 94 S.Ct. 102 , 38 L.Ed.2d 90 (1973); Sullivan v. Murphy, 156 U.S.App.D.C. 28 , 478 F.2d 938 (1973); Williams v. Liberty, 461 F.2d 325 (7th Cir. 1972); Met…

Conner v. Pickett, 552 F.2d 585 (5th Cir.1977) (per curiam); see also Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257 (1st Cir.1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 (1975) (§ 1983 suit stayed `by agreement of counsel' pending outcome of state criminal proceedings); Fulford v. Klein, 529 F.2d 377 (5th Cir.1976), affd. en banc, 550 F.2d 342 (5th Cir.1977).

Cardillo, 486 F.2d at 475; accord Mastracchio v. Ricci, 498 F.2d 1257, 1261 (1974), cert. den. 420 U.S. 909 , 95 S.Ct. 828 , 42 L.Ed.2d 838 .