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i7~ OPINION OF ‘TILE COURT. 15 plaintiff’s statements were not made ‘‘on personal knowl- edge’’ since she did not witness the events of the 15th. Hahn vy. Sargent, supra, 523 F.2d at 466-67. See Chan Wing Cheung v. Hamilton, 288 F.2d 459, 460- (1st Cir. 1962). See generally Automatic Radio Manufacturing Co. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc., 339 U.S. 827, 831 (1950). They were, instead, purportedly based upon testimony she heard at an inquest? and on an autopsy report. Yet, sworn or certified copies of the transcript of the inquest and the autopsy report were not, as required, attached to her eounterafiidavits or served with them. Washinyton Post Co. v. Keogh, 365 F.2d 965, 971 (D.C. Cir. 1966), cert. denied, 385 U:S. 1011 (1967). In addition, to the extent that the plaintiff was repeating statements made by others, she was apparently relying upon hearsay—inadmissible evidence to which she would not be competent to testify. Broadway v. City of Montgomery, Alabama, 530 F.2d 657, 661 (Sth Cir. 1976). Particular portions’ of the counter- affidavits were improper because they purported to ex- amine the defendants’ thoughts as well as their actions.* Hahn v. Sargent, supra, 523 F.2d at 466. Other portions contained: impermissible speculation or conclusory .lan- guage.!? Applegate v. Top Associates, Inc., 425 F.2d 92, 96-97 (2d Cir. 1970). See Feldman v. Brizer, 205 F. Supp. 87, 90 (D. Mass. 1962). The plaintiffs’ efforts to salvage her counteraffidavits on appeal do not impress us. First, she appears to argue 10 According to the amended answer filed by the state police officers, the inquest resulted in a determination of justifiable homi- cide. 11 For example, ‘ong . . . knew’? and ‘‘[i]t was plain to {MaeDonald].’’ é; 12 For example, ‘‘Long . . . allowed excessive force to be used’’; “the autopsy ... showed that my son was hit in the left armpit without his arm being hit, showing that Itis arms were raised high in surrender’; ‘‘[t]here was clearly no reason for MacDonald to shoot.’’ P - 15a - oy eh men et ee een men!