Legal Opinion
Lou Ann Merkle v. Upper Dublin School District Upper Dublin Township Police Department Margaret Thomas Clair Brown, Jr., Dr. Jack Hahn, Detective
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 9, 2000No. 99-1613PublishedCited by 336 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents several interesting questions- arising out of an alleged constitutional tort committed by a township school district and its superintendent in the arrest and prosecution of one of their teachers for the unlawful removal of school supplies. The plaintiff, Lou Ann Merkle, formerly a teacher at the Upper Dublin School District (“the District”), filed this action in the U.S. District. Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. She alleged violations of her rights under the First, Fourth, Sixth, and…
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