A settlement between Brighton and a deaf couple alleging civil rights violations by police is at an impasse over a demand that they not speak badly of the town.
Doug and Mary Karol Matchett sued the town and its Police Department last February, alleging officers rebuffed their requests for interpreters as they struggled to communicate in a mental health crisis involving their son.
The lawsuit sought damages but also policy changes and additional resources. And it appeared the two sides had agreed to settlement terms in December, according to federal court filings Monday by Andrew Rozynski, the Matchetts’ attorney…