BILAL et al v. COLWYN BOROUGH et al

Filing 18

ORDER THAT DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS THE FEDERAL LAW CLAIM IN COUNT FOUR IS GRANTED AND SUCH CLAIMS ARE DISMISSED AGAINST ALL DEFENDANTS; DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS STATE LAW CLAIMS IN COUNTS EIGHT, TEN, TWELVE AND THIRTEEN ARE GRANTED AND SUCH CLAIMS ARE DISMISSED AGAINST ALL DEFENDANTS AS OUTLINED. SIGNED BY HONORABLE R. BARCLAY SURRICK ON 8/25/17. 8/25/17 ENTERED AND COPIES EMAILED TO COUNSEL.(jaa, )

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

ROCHELLE BILAL, ET AL.

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v.
COLWYN BOROUGH, ET AL.

CIVIL ACTION
NO. 14-5438

ORDER
AND NOW, this

25th

day of August, 2017, upon consideration of Defendants’

Motions to Dismiss (Trevor Parham, Sr. and Jade Hayes, ECF No. 12; Michael Blue, Paul
Meuser, Daniel Rutland, Paula Brown, and Bryan Hills, ECF No. 13; Colwyn Borough and
Patricia Williams, ECF No. 15), and all documents submitted in support thereof, and in
opposition thereto, it is ORDERED as follows:

A.

Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss the federal law claim in Count Four (Race and
Gender Discrimination) is GRANTED and such claims are DISMISSED against
all Defendants.

B.

Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss state law claims in Counts Eight (Defamation
and Injurious Falsehood), Ten (Abuse of Process), Twelve (Deprivation of State
Constitutional Rights) and Thirteen (Pennsylvania Constitution Art. I, sec. 11) are
GRANTED and such claims are DISMISSED against all Defendants.

C.

Defendant Patricia Williams’ Motion to Dismiss Counts One (Unreasonable
Search and Seizure), Seven (Supervisor Liability), and Nine (Wrongful Use

and/or Malicious Prosecution) is GRANTED and such claims are DISMISSED
against Defendant Williams.

D.

Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss any Section 1985 and 1986 claims asserted under
Count Five (Conspiracy to Deprive Civil Rights) is GRANTED and such claims
are DISMISSED against all Defendants.

E.

Defendants’ Motions as to all remaining Counts and claims, including any Section
1983 claims asserted under Count Five (Conspiracy to Deprive Civil Rights), are
DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

BY THE COURT:

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R. BARCLAY SURRICK, J.

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