Legal Opinion
Cronin v. West Whiteland Township
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 19, 1998No. Civil Action 96-7844PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
This is an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“ § 1983”) growing out of a domestic dispute. Plaintiff claims he was unlawfully arrested by three West Whiteland Township police officers whom he had summoned to his residence during the course of an argument with his wife. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that defendants violated: his right to security of person and freedom from arrest except upon probable cause guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment; his right not to be deprived of liberty without due process of law guaranteed by the Fifth and Fourteenth…
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