Legal Opinion
Breiner v. Litwhiler
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 21, 2003No. 3:CV-00-0594PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
VANASKIE, Chief Judge.
This civil rights litigation with pendent state law claims is one manifestation of the intensity and tenacity of a volunteer firefighter feud in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The imbroglio climaxed in late 1999 with the establishment of a new volunteer fire compa ny, West Penn Fire Company No. 1 (“West Penn No. 1”), and the recognition of West Penn No. 1 by West Penn Township as the provider of firefighting services in that locale. In January of 2000, leaders of West Penn No. 1 orchestrated the removal of firefighting equipment, including…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Rauser v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Kost v. KozakiewiczCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Michael Weston v. Commonwealth of of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Gregory v. ChehiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Elizabeth Harvey v. Plains Township Police Department Edward J. Walsh Ronald Dombroski Plains Township Board Joan A. ChukinasCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Harvey v. Plains Twp Pol DeptCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005