Legal Opinion

Thorpe v. Upper Makefield Township

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 25, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-6154PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Rufe, J.

Plaintiffs, Dalé and Renee Thorpe, filed suit alleging that after they purchased a 149-acre property in Upper Makefield Township, they were discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity in violation of their rights under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment and suffered tortious interference with contractual relations. The parties having conducted discovery, the remaining Defendants, the Township and David A. Kuhns, the Township Director of Planning and Zoning, have moved for summary judgment on all claims, which Plaintiffs…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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