Legal Opinion

Douglas Bruce v. City of Pittston, Pennsylvania

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided August 12, 2026No. 3:23-cv-00711Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DOUGLAS BRUCE, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:23-CV-00711 v. (MEHALCHICK, J.) CITY OF PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM On May 1, 2023, Plaintiff Douglas Bruce (“Bruce”) initiated this action by filing a complaint alleging that Defendant the City of Pittston, Pennsylvania, (“Pittston”) violated his Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. (Doc. 1). On October 10, 2023, the Court granted Pittston’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, dismissed this case, and granted a motion for sanctions. (Doc. 33). In the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Martin O. Washington v. Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Martin WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  2. Donald Edward Allen v. Louis S. Aytch, Individually and as Superintendent or Director of Philadelphia County PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  3. Matthews v. FreedmanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Keister v. PPL Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. O'Donnell v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012

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