Dice v. Johnson

MEMORANDUM

WILLIAM W. CALDWELL, District Judge.

I. Introduction

The plaintiffs, Harold Dice and Audrey Dice, husband and wife, owned a farmhouse and outbuildings in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania. In 2007, they lived at this property with their daughter, Dianne Dice, also a plaintiff. One of the outbuildings was a wooden shed where nineteen dogs were kept, adjacent to a newly dug burn pit Harold Dice was using to burn trees, brush and other flammable trash.

On June 14, 2007, there was an inspection at the property for potential violations of the Township code. Tension arose during the inspection…