DeLuca’s Auto Repair Inc., et al. v. City of Hazleton, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DELUCA’S AUTO REPAIR INC., et al., Plaintiffs, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:25-cv-00511 v. (SAPORITO, J.) CITY OF HAZLETON, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM This is a federal civil rights action concerning an alleged public- private conspiracy to establish a municipal towing monopoly in the City of Hazleton. It was commenced when the plaintiffs filed their nine-count complaint against the 26 named defendants on March 20, 2025. Doc. 1. Nominally, there are five named plaintiffs, who can be divided into two groups for the purposes of this…