Legal Opinion
M.B. v. Schuylkill Cnty.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 21, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION No. 18-756PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPratter, J.
This case involves alarming facts. The Court's immediate task, however, is not to evaluate the seriousness of the allegations, but rather to test their sufficiency. As set forth below, the Court grants in some parts and denies in other parts the various defendants' motions to dismiss.1
The Schuylkill County Defendants move to dismiss all § 1983 claims against them as well as the prayer for punitive damages against Marcia Hoke. The Court grants in part and denies in part the motion, such that it will grant the request to dismiss the punitive damages claim against Ms. Hoke in her official…
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