Garcia v. County of Bucks, PA.

MEMORANDUM

WALDMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs have asserted claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and related state tort claims against Bucks County, its Commissioners, its Sheriff and several Deputy Sheriffs arising from the arrest of plaintiff Freddie Garcia pursuant to a valid warrant for a “Freddie Garcia” and his brief detention until a Deputy Sheriff learned that Mr. Garcia was not the subject of the warrant. They seek $500,000 in compensatory damages and $5,000,000 in punitive damages. 1

In Count I, plaintiff Freddie Garcia asserts § 1983 claims for false arrest, excessive force, false…