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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND : : : v. : : BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS : OF CECIL COUNTY, et al. : ...o0o... GILBERT R. KIMPEL MEMORANDUM Now pending before the court are two motions for summary judgment, one filed by defendants James Greene and Donald A. Kellum of the Cecil County Sheriff's Office, and one filed by defendants Angelo Giafes and Timothy Goss of the Elkton Police Department (collectively "defendants"). Plaintiff Gilbert R. Kimpel has sued these and other officers of both departments, as well as the Board of County Commissioners of Cecil County, Maryland, for alleged violations of his Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights during pretrial detention (Count I); alleged violations of his Fourth Amendment rights by failing to properly train officers (Count III); alleged deprivation of rights under color of law, including the right "to be free from excessive force" (Count IV)1; and alleged battery and violation of his First Amendment rights during a subsequent interaction with Elkton police (Counts V and VI).2 In their motions, defendants Giafes, Goss, Greene, and Kellum seek summary judgment as to Count I, and

Civil Action No. CCB-06-0097

This count, brought under both 42 U.S.C.

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