Legal Opinion

SIXTH ANGEL SHEPHERD RESCUE INC. v. West

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided May 3, 2011No. Civil Action 10-3101PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

SCHILLER, District Judge.

Dog rescue organization Sixth Angel Shepherd Rescue, Inc. (“Sixth Angel”) alleges that state and local officials have harassed its members since the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (“PSPCA”) seized three of its dogs in April 2010. Sixth Angel’s Third Amended Complaint alleges constitutional challenges to the Pennsylvania Dog Law, federal civil rights claims, and state-law tort claims. Specifically, Sixth Angel identifies two groups of Defendants: the “Dog Law Defendants” consisting of the Dog Law Bureau, its director Susan West,…

2Cases cited64 opinions

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