KLEIN v. COUNTY OF BUCKS et al

Filing 24

ORDERED THAT DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS AMENDED COMPLAINT IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART AS OUTLINED HEREIN. SIGNED BY HONORABLE C. DARNELL JONES, II ON 3/19/2013. 4/1/2013 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(sg, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

WILLIAM KLEIN,
Plaintiff,

CIVIL ACTION

NO. 12-4809

v.
COUNTY OF BUCKS, et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER
AND NOW, thisf/ '{t;y of March, 2013, it is hereby ORDERED as that Defendants'
Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 15) is GRANTED in part and
DENIED in part as follows:
1.

Count I is DISMISSED as to all Defendants and as to all allegations, except to the

extent that Plaintiff alleges a violation of his free speech rights against Defendants Sheriff
Edward Donnelly and Chief Deputy Sheriff Dennis Shook as a result of his having given
testimony before a disciplinary hearing and a grand jury.
2.

Count Ill's demand for punitive damages is DISMISSED.

3.

The Motion is DENIED in all other respe

.