Legal Opinion
Durkin v. Bristol Township
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 10, 1980No. Civ. A. No. 80-0784PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*615MEMORANDUM
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
I. Introduction
In this civil rights action, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs seek to recover damages for personal injuries and unnecessary legal costs which they sustained due to alleged police brutality and an unlawful arrest, citation, and detention. Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint. For the reasons which follow, I will grant the motion in part without prejudice.
II. Facts
In the early morning of June 25, 1979, plaintiffs were riding in their family automobile in the Red Cedar section of Levittown, Pennsylvania. Amended Complaint, ¶ VI.…
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