AKINS v. CITY OF ERIE POLICE DEPARTMENT

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DOUGLAS A. AKINS, ) ) Plaintiff ) Case No. 18-395 ) vs. ) ) RICHARD A. LANZILLO CITY OF ERIE ) UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., ) ) Defendants ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ON ) DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO ) DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINT ) ) [ECF No. 21] ) I. Introduction Plaintiff Douglas Akins (Akins) commenced this civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against the City of Erie Police Department (EPD), the EPD’s Chief, Donald Dacus (Chief Dacus), and an EPD officer, Timothy Sweeney (Officer Sweeney).…