Fleck v. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

MEMORANDUM

DALZELL, District Judge.

Preachers Kenneth Fleck (“Fleck”), Michael Marcavage (“Marcavage”) and three others bring this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against certain police officers of the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Police Departments.1 Plaintiffs’ claims arise from events of July 3 and August 22, 20102 after they began preaching outside a mos*395que in West Philadelphia near the University of Pennsylvania campus.

Specifically, plaintiffs assert violations of their First Amendment free speech right, their Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable…