HOWARD v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE et al

Filing 17

ORDER THAT DEFTS' MOTION TO DISMISS PLFF'S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT (DOC #10) IS GRANRED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, ETC. ( SIGNED BY HONORABLE LAWRENCE F. STENGEL ON 11/3/11. ) 11/4/11 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(gn, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
AMANDA HOWARD,
Plaintiff

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v.
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WELFARE, et. al.,
Defendants

CIVIL ACTION

NO. 11-1938

ORDER
AND NOW, this 3rd day of November, 2011, upon consideration of defendants’
motion to dismiss plaintiff’s first amended complaint (Doc. No. 10) and plaintiff’s
response thereto (Doc. No. 13), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants’ motion to
dismiss plaintiff’s first amended complaint (Doc. No. 10) is GRANTED IN PART AND
DENIED IN PART in accordance with this Order:
1. Defendants’ motion to dismiss Howard’s FMLA, ADA, RA, § 1983 and state
law PHRA claims is DENIED.
2. Defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s state law defamation and slander
claims is GRANTED. The plaintiff’s claims for defamation and slander are
dismissed from Count V and are stricken from ¶ 183 of the amended
complaint.
BY THE COURT:

/s/ Lawrence F. Stengel
LAWRENCE F. STENGEL, J.