Legal Opinion
Washco v. Darby Borough Police Department
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 14, 1988No. 87-5030PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.
This is a civil rights case. The central claims arise under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; there are ancillary state law claims. The defendants — the Mayor of the Borough of Darby, the Darby Police Department, its police chief, and two of its officers — have moved to dismiss the plaintiffs’ complaint on all counts. For reasons to be explained in greater detail below, the defendants’ motion will be granted as to plaintiff Maryann Washco’s claim against defendant Galli, and denied in all other respects.
Background
Plaintiff John Washco claims that the defendants,…
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