Legal Opinion
Jaglowicz v. Bethel Township
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 14, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-4902PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Savage, District Judge
Raymond Jaglowicz, who was not reappointed as a police officer in Bethel Township, sued the township, its five supervisors, and its police chief. His central claim is that his employment was terminated without due process in violation of the Police Tenure Act (“PTA”) and the Fourteenth Amendment.1
Moving for summary judgment, the defendants argue that Bethel Township’s police force was not covered by the PTA and Jaglowicz was not protected by the PTA because he was not a full-time officer. They contend that without the protection of the PTA, Jaglowicz…
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