Legal Opinion
Basile v. Township of Smith
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 10, 2010No. Civil Action 10-328PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LENIHAN, United States Chief Magistrate Judge.
Currently pending before the Court in this civil rights action are two motions to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) filed by Defendants Township of Smith and Michael North (ECF No. 14), and Defendants Borough of Burgettstown and Amber Price (ECF No. 17). Plaintiffs instituted this lawsuit on March 11, 2010, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of their constitutional rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, and state law claims of malicious prosecution and false arrest. Plaintiffs also assert a…
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