Legal Opinion
Allen v. Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 14, 2007No. 3:06-cr-00247PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CONNER, District Judge.
This is a § 1983 civil rights action brought by Robert Lee Allen (“Allen”) against certain state actors arising from their search of his property, seizure of his farm animals, and prosecution of him for purported violations of Pennsylvania’s eru-elty-to-animals statute. Presently before the court are motions to dismiss filed by defendants The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Inc. (“PSPCA”), and Elizabeth Pennell Hopkins (“Hopkins”) (Doc. No. 27), and by the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area, Inc. (“HSHA”), Deb Witmer (“Witmer”),…
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