Thomas v. Schaeffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA TIMOTHY D. THOMAS, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:24-cv-01603 v. (SAPORITO, J.) TIMOTHY D. SCHAEFFER, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM In this federal civil rights action, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the plaintiff, Timothy D. Thomas, challenges the constitutionality of a state statute providing waterways conservation officers, at times also known as waterways patrolmen or fish wardens, with broad authority to “enter upon any land or water” to investigate fishing and boating violations, including entry onto private property without…