Legal Opinion
Jones v. Witinski
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1996No. 4:94-cv-01818PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McCLURE, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Lucas Jones brought this action by and through his parents, Norma and Darrell Jones, to recover for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of disciplinary measures taken by defendant James Witinski, 1 Lucas’ seventh grade mathematics teacher. Plaintiffs allegations stem from an incident which occurred on November 18, 1992. Plaintiff and his fellow students agreed before class began that they would engage in unison coughing to disrupt the class. As soon as Witinski entered the room, the students, as previously agreed, began coughing and…
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