Legal Opinion
Troublefield v. City of Harrisburg, Bureau of Police
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 8, 1992No. Civ. A. 1:CV-92-0096PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAMBO, District Judge.
Before the court is the motion to dismiss of defendants City of Harrisburg Bureau of Police and Officer Dave Salada. The motion has been fully briefed, and is now ripe for disposition.
Background
Defendants have moved to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The standard for dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6) is that “a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond a doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief.” Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S.…
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- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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