MOORE v. LOWER FREDERICK TOWNSHIP

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JOSEPH MOORE : : CIVIL ACTION v. : : NO. 20-5920 LOWER FREDERICK TOWNSHIP, : ET AL. : MEMORANDUM SURRICK, J. MARCH 4, 2022 Presently before the Court is a Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants Lower Frederick Township and Police Chief Paul E. Maxey. Defendants move to dismiss Count I (Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, and Retaliatory Reference) in violation of

42 U.S.C. § 1981

pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) for lack of jurisdiction, and Count I along with the remaining counts (Count II, First Amendment Retaliation;…