Legal Opinion
Vanderklok v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 6, 2015No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-00370PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
PAPPERT, District Judge.
Plaintiff Roger Vanderklok (“Vanderk-lok”) attempted to pass through a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport with a carry-on bag containing, among other things, a type of watch encased in a section of plastic pipe. When the x-ray screening revealed the “anomaly” in the bag, agents of the Transportation Safety Administration (“TSA”) detained Van-derklok and called the Philadelphia Police. Vanderklok was arrested and charged with three crimes. He was acquitted at trial of all charges filed against him.
Vanderklok then sued the United States…
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