Legal Opinion
Kenyock Wright v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 18, 2017No. 16-1749UnpublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION **
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge
The principal issue presented on appeal is whether the District Court properly granted summary judgment in a civil rights claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Philadelphia on the basis of municipal liability. We will affirm. 1
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Wright is a paraplegic permanently confined to a wheelchair who alleged he suffered several injuries as the result of a July 6, 2011, encounter with certain Philadelphia police officers. Officers Arvan Thompson and Christopher Toman were on bicycle patrol in Philadelphia’s 22nd District when they came across Wright near the…
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