Legal Opinion
Kosta v. Connolly
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 15, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-1465PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.
This action comes before the court on defendants’ motion for summary judgment. In their complaint, plaintiffs allege, inter alia, that defendants violated their constitutional rights by prosecuting them for placing signs and posters on utility poles during a political campaign. For the reasons stated below, defendants’ motion for summary judgment is denied.
FACTS
During a 1987 political campaign in the Borough of Morton, plaintiffs Philip Kosta, Ellen M. Donato, and Frank Di Maio placed political posters on various utility poles throughout the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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