DENNIS v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JAMES DENNIS : CIVIL ACTION : v. : No. 18-2689 : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al. : MEMORANDUM Chief Judge Juan R. Sánchez October 30, 2023 Plaintiff James Dennis brings this suit under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against the City of Philadelphia, Detective Frank Jastrzembski, and Detective Manuel Santiago (collectively, “Defendants”) to recover damages arising from Defendants’ fabrication of evidence and deliberate deception leading to Dennis’ wrongful first-degree murder conviction and death sentence, which were later set aside on…