Legal Opinion
White v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 27, 2000No. 2:00-cv-02660PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DuBOIS, District Judge.
1. INTRODUCTION
This case arises out of the refusal by officers of the Philadelphia Police Department to make a forcible entry into the apartment of Nadine White in response to a 911 call placed on May 25, 1998. Plaintiffs allege in their complaint that Jeffrey Sessoms was in Nadine White’s apartment when the police arrived and that he murdered her after they left the scene. Plaintiffs brought suit under 28 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1367.
Plaintiff Marlene White is both the administratrix of Nadine White’s estate…
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