LAWSON v. CITY OF COATESVILLE et al

Filing 45

ORDER of MEMORANDUM AND/OR OPINION (ECF NO. 44) that DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF NO. 36) IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART AS FOLLOWS:.... SIGNED BY HONORABLE ANITA B. BRODY ON 8/19/2014. 8/19/2014 ENTERED AND COPIES VIA ECF.(mo, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

JOSEPH PATRICK LAWSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF COATESVILLE, et. al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION
No. 12-6100

ORDER
AND NOW this __19th _ day of __August____, 2014, it is ORDERED that Defendants’
Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 36) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as
follows:
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Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff’s § 1983 claims for Fourth
Amendment false arrest, unlawful search, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution
is GRANTED as to Julius Canale.

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Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff’s § 1983 claims for Fourth
Amendment false arrest, unlawful search, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution
is DENIED as to Brenden Boyle and Jeffrey Ingemie.1

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Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff’s § 1983 claims for Fourteenth
Amendment violations of the Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause is
GRANTED as to all Defendants.

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Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff’s § 1985 claims is
GRANTED as to all Defendants.

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Because there is an outstanding question as to whether Defendants had probable cause to arrest Lawson,
qualified immunity is denied at this time.

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Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff’s state law claims for false
arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution is GRANTED as to Julius Canale.

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Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff’s state law claims for false
arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution is DENIED as to Brenden Boyle
and Jeffrey Ingemie.

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Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff’s state law civil conspiracy
claim is GRANTED as to all Defendants.

s/Anita B. Brody

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ANITA B. BRODY, J.

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