Legal Opinion

Gwynedd Properties, Inc. v. Lower Gwynedd Township, Catherine M. Harper, Edward J. Brandt, Janet H. Kirch, Richard Landis, and Robert McQuade

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 15, 1992No. 91-2074PublishedCited by 105 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Gwynedd Properties, Inc. (GPI) appeals from a district court order of December 12, 1991, dismissing its complaint against appellees Lower Gwynedd Township and the five members of the Township’s Board of Supervisors, its governing body, sued in both their individual and official capacities. GPI sought injunc-tive and monetary relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, on the ground that the appellees, acting under color of state law, conspired to deprive it of its constitutionally protected property rights. The district court on its own motion dismissed the complaint on…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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  2. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by105 opinions

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  4. Nos. 94-1247, 94-1248Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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