Legal Opinion
Portnoy v. Pennick
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 17, 1984No. Civ. A. 84-0573PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HERMAN, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
On April 24, 1984, Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint. The Defendants, on May 25, 1984, filed a motion to dismiss. The motion has been fully briefed and is now ripe for our consideration.
The Plaintiff is a former investigator for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (“LCB”). He was an Assistant Supervisor of Investigations in the LCB’s Philadelphia District. On May 11, 1983, he was called to testify before the Pennsylvania Senate Law and Justice Committee, which was investigating possible misconduct by LCB employees. On advice…
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