Legal Opinion
Watson v. Abington Township
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 16, 2007No. 05-4133PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Gerald Kelly and his business Just Jerry’s, Inc. (collectively “Plaintiffs”) appeal from a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissing their claims against Abington Township, the Abington Township Police Department, Police Chief William Kelly, 1 and three individual officers (collectively, “Defendants”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The District Court dismissed the Plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) based on the closely regulated industry exception to the…
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