NELSON v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY et al

Filing 40

ORDER denying 25 Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Arthur J. Schwab on 11/29/2017. (lmt)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DEBRA NELSON individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, 17cv1202 ELECTRONICALLY FILED Plaintiff, v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY, ORLANDO HARPER Warden of the Allegheny County Jail, Defendants. ORDER OF COURT Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint and Brief in support of same. ECF 25 and ECF 26. The Brief argues that the Amended Complaint fails to assert a cause of action and, thus, should be dismissed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Plaintiffs, in their Response to the Motion to Dismiss, countered with facts extrapolated from the Amended Complaint. ECF 38. Based upon the facts asserted in the Amended Complaint, all of which this Court must accept as true at this juncture of the legal proceedings, the Court hereby DENIES Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. SO ORDERED, this 29th day of November, 2017. s/ Arthur J. Schwab Arthur J. Schwab United States District Judge cc: All ECF Registered Counsel of Record

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