Darlene Romano, as administrator of the estate of Michael Romano, Jr v. United States of America

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United States Court of Appeals
For the First Circuit
No. 18-1780
DARLENE ROMANO, as administrator of the
estate of Michael Romano, Jr; MICHELLE O'NEILL, individually and
as administrator of the estate of Michael Romano, Jr.; MICHAEL
O'NEILL; MICHAYLA O'NEILL,
Plaintiffs, Appellants,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant, Appellee.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
[Hon. F. Dennis Saylor, IV, U.S. District Judge]
Before
Thompson, Selya, and Barron,
Circuit Judges.
Christopher J. Trombetta, with whom Law Office of Christopher
J. Trombetta was on brief, for appellants.
Mark B. Stern, Attorney, United States Department of Justice,
with whom Joseph H. Hunt, Assistant Attorney General, Andrew
Lelling, United States Attorney, and Joshua Waldman, Attorney,
were on brief, for appellee.

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July 29, 2019

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PER CURIAM. This appeal is controlled by the
plausibility requirement. See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662,
678 (2009); Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007).
Accordingly, we affirm the district court's dismissal of the
plaintiffs' complaint for essentially the reasons stated in the
district court's plausibility analysis. See O'Neill v. United
States, 328 F. Supp. 3d 16, 22-24 (D. Mass. 2018).
Affirmed. See 1st Cir. R. 27.0(c).

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