Legal Opinion

Lape v. Pennsylvania

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 22, 2005No. 05-1094UnpublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Sharen Anderson was an employee of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (“DOC”) at the Community Corrections Center #2 (“CCC #2”) in Pittsburgh in 1998. She may have developed a relationship with Michael Lape, an inmate who was housed at that facility, and she subsequently married him after he was paroled. 1 The DOC investigated Anderson’s conduct and concluded that she had violated the DOC’s Code of Ethics. For that reason, Anderson was discharged. In response, Anderson initiated this action against multiple DOC officials and employees alleging…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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