Cyprus v. Diskin

OPINION

LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.

This case arises under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff, Norman Cyprus, asserts that his constitutional rights were violated as a result of an arrest that assertedly occurred without probable cause. He has named as defendants two state police officers, Trooper Richard Diskin and Corporal Steven Furlong, and the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, Glenn Walp. The defendants have now filed a motion for summary judgment.

I. Factual Background

The following recitation of undisputed facts is derived from the complaint and from the parties’ submissions.