Legal Opinion

Gilles v. Davis

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 25, 2005No. 04-2542PublishedCited by 275 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Chief Judge.

In this civil rights action for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs were arrested for disorderly conduct on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a state university. At issue in this First Amendment suit is whether the arresting officers are entitled to qualified immunity. Also at issue is whether resolution of a criminal charge under Pennsylvania’s “Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition” program bars a subsequent § 1983 claim. The District Court granted defendants summary judgment on all claims. We will affirm.

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2Cases cited38 opinions

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  2. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by275 opinions

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