Legal Opinion
Johnson ex rel. Estate of Newsuan v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 30, 2015No. Civil Action No. 14-2331PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
YOHN, District Judge.
In the early morning hours of April 22, 2012, Kenyado Newsuan was naked, high on PCP, and causing a commotion outside of his girlfriend’s home in north Philadelphia. Police Officer Thomas Dempsey responded to the scene, where he and Newsuan thereafter engaged in a violent altercation that ended with Dempsey fatally shooting Newsuan. Geraldine Johnson, Newsuan’s sister and the administra-trix of his estate, subsequently filed this lawsuit against Dempsey and the City of Philadelphia under a variety of federal and state causes of action. Essentially, Johnson…
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