Smith v. Lees

OPINION

DITTER, District Judge.

This is a civil rights action in which damages were sought from a police officer, the police commissioner, and the City of Philadelphia. Presently before the court is the plaintiffs’ motion to proceed with an appeal in forma pauperis. For the reasons that follow the motion will be denied.

The plaintiffs are three residents of the City, John Smith, Earline Dollard, the. woman with whom he lives, and her son, John Dollard. Barry Lees is the officer who was actually involved in the incident giving rise to the suit, while the claim against Police Commissioner Joseph…