Legal Opinion
Robert Lassiter v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 15, 2013No. 12-2646PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
Robert Lassiter appeals the District Court’s grant of defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c). For the reasons that follow, we will affirm the order of the District Court.
I. Background
On May 25, 2011, Lassiter filed a complaint alleging, inter alia, Fourth Amendment violations for excessive force and false arrest. The complaint stated that the incident giving rise to Lassiter’s cause of action took place on May 22, 2009. On August 2, 2011, defendants filed an answer asserting six affirmative defenses. How ever,…
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