Legal Opinion
Phillips v. County of Allegheny
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 5, 2008No. 06-2869PublishedCited by 8,316 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
Jeanne Phillips (“Phillips”), individually and in her capacity as administrator of the estate of her son, decedent Mark Phillips, appeals the District Court’s dismissal of her claims against various defendants for violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The District Court, in deciding a motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), was required to accept as true all factual allegations in the complaint and draw all inferences from the facts alleged in the light most favorable to Phillips. Worldcom, Inc. v. Graphnet, Inc., 343 F.3d 651, 653 (3d Cir.2003). Moreover, in…
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