Pahle v. Colebrookdale Township

OPINION AND ORDER

VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Ted and Lynn Pahle assert claims under § 1983 1 and state tort claims against several law enforcement officials and departments along with their associated municipalities, arising from Mr. Pahle’s drunk driving arrest on June 28, 1998. We now find that a dispute of material fact exists as to whether Officer Katherine Fryer had probable cause for her detention and arrest of Mr. Pahle. A trier of fact must also determine whether she used excessive force in this arrest. Plaintiffs state law assault and battery and false imprisonment…