Legal Opinion
Johnson v. City of Chester
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 31, 1998No. Civil Action 98-1338PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DALZELL, District Judge.
Defendants here move for dismissal of selected counts of Tiffany Johnson’s complaint, which alleges violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law claims against the City of Chester, its Mayor, Aaron Wilson, Jr., and its Commissioner of Police, Wendell Butler. The complaint alleges that defendants improperly charged Johnson with, and twice-prosecuted her unsuccessfully for, disorderly conduct arising out her statement at a City Council meeting that Mayor Wilson was an “ignorant bastard.” For the reasons detailed below, we will grant defendants’ motion in part,…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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