Legal Opinion
Wakshul v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 24, 1998No. Civil Action 96-5390PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Gary and Karen Wakshul bring this suit against the City of Philadelphia (“the City”) and two police officers, Kenneth Fleming (“Fleming”) and Jean-Pierre Langan (“Langan”), asserting federal civil rights claims and state law claims for assault, battery, conspiracy, infliction of emotional distress, and loss of consortium. Currently pending before me are two motions for summary judgment, one filed by Fleming and Langan, and one filed by the City.
I. Factual Background
The following facts are either not in dispute, or are presented in…
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