Legal Opinion
Ersek v. Township of Springfield, Delaware County
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 17, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-4673PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DITTER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, William Ersek, filed a 12-count complaint against the Township of Springfield, nine of the township’s current and former commissioners, its manager and chief of police] one Springfield police detective, and one Springfield police officer. Mr. Ersek alleges civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and appends several state claims. Defendants have moved to dismiss three of the 12 counts and have requested a more definite statement of three others. For the reasons stated below, I have decided to dismiss the entire complaint — with leave…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by24 opinions
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