BELL v. TOWNSHIP OF CHESTER, DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MARK ALLEN BELL : : CIVIL ACTION v. : : NO. 20-2849 TOWNSHIP OF CHESTER, ET AL. : MEMORANDUM SURRICK, J. FEBRUARY 1, 2021 In this civil rights action, Plaintiff asserts claims against Defendants after being arrested for using his cell phone to videotape an encounter between two police officers and a group of teenagers. Defendants now move for a partial dismissal of Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 8.) For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ Motion will be granted. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND On October 21, 2019, at…