Legal Opinion
Rhonda Gottlieb, by and Through Her Guardian and Parent, Mary Calabria v. Laurel Highlands School District Michael Carbonara
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 15, 2001No. 00-3422PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of Laurel Highlands School District and its assistant principal, Michael Carbonara, on a student, Rhonda Gottlieb’s, excessive force claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Gottlieb filed her § 1983 suit in the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas along with a state assault and battery claim. The matter was then removed to the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and referred to a Magistrate Judge. Appellees filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, which the Magistrate Judge recommended be…
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