Legal Opinion
Jakomas v. McFalls
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 31, 2002No. Civil Action No. 01-2329. Civil Action No. 01-2294PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHILL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this action are the former tipstaff, law clerk, and secretary for Judge Patrick H. McFalls, Jr., of the Court of Common Pleas of. Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Judge McFalls discharged them in mid-November of 2001. In two separate but related lawsuits, they have filed claims against Judge McFalls in both his official and individual capacities, and against Allegheny County (“the County”). 1 The Amended Complaints allege that Judge McFalls and Allegheny County have violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law, 43 Pa. Const.…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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