Legal Opinion
O'CONNELL v. County of Northampton
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 20, 1999No. CIV. A. 98-6742PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
Pro se 1 plaintiff Terrance O’Connell, former Warden of the Northampton County Prison, brought this action claiming that certain of the named defendants violated his civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and that all defendants defamed him in violation of Pennsylvania state law. 2 The named defendants include Northampton County, A.L, Braekbill Jr. — County Executive, Frank Billota — County Administrator, Correction Officer Jose Garcia, Correction Officer Donald Wenner (collectively the “County defendants”), and Michael Buffer, a reporter for…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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