Legal Opinion
Myers v. Wilkes-Barre Twp.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 25, 2002No. Civil Action 3:00-2115Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEALON, Senior District Judge.
Presently before the court is a Motion for Summary Judgment by defendants, which was filed on December 26, 2001. (Doc. 21). Plaintiff submitted his brief in opposition on January 10, 2002. (Doc. 24), and defendants thereafter filed a Reply on January 31,-2002. (Doc. 31) The matter is now ripe for resolution. For the reasons stated below, the motion.will be granted.
Background
Plaintiff, a Wilkes-Barre police officer, initiated this action by filing a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Wilkes-Barre Township (“the Township”); its…
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