Legal Opinion
Williams ex rel. Williams v. Papi
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 3, 2014No. 3:13 CV 01151PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERT D. MARIANI, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Presently before the Court is a Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 9), filed by Mark Papi, a Tunkhannoek Township Police Officer who is alleged to have shot and killed the Plaintiffs husband during the course of his official duties. For the reasons discussed in this Opinion, the Court will deny Defendant’s Motion.
II. Factual Allegations
Plaintiffs Complaint alleges the following well-pleaded facts.
On November 7, 2012, decedent Brian Williams attended a counseling session with Community Counseling Services in Tunkhannoek, Pennsylvania.…
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