Legal Opinion

Cheryl James v. Wilkes Barre City

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 29, 2012No. 11-3345PublishedCited by 603 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to decide whether the District Court erred when it denied a police officer’s motion to dismiss a civil rights action.

I

On the evening of September 28, 2009, fifteen-year-old Nicole James sent a text message to a friend stating that she planned to commit suicide by ingesting ibuprofen pills. The friend called 911 and soon thereafter Officer Michael Marshall of the Wright Township Police Department arrived at the James residence. Officer Marshall was accompanied by two other police officers and emergency medical personnel.

When…

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