Legal Opinion
Randy Mulholland v. Government County of Berks
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 28, 2013No. 12-2075PublishedCited by 326 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JORDAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Randy Mulholland and Christine Kurtz appeal a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania rendered during trial, granting judgment as a matter of law against them on the claims they brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Berks County, Pennsylvania. 1 For the following reasons, we will affirm.
I. Background 2
A. The July 1996 Incident
In July 1996, Mulholland and Kurtz, who consider themselves married under the common law, were separated. 3 They agreed that on the night of July 6, 1996, their…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- City of Los Angeles v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Keith A. Hill v. Borough of Kutztown and Gennaro Marino, Mayor of Kutztown, in His Individual and Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
- Andrews v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by326 opinions
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