COM. OF PA. v. PORTER

Civ. A. No. 77-1164.

480 F.Supp. 686 (1979)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Richard W. Baumann, Joseph Blume, James Mages and Bernard Peitz, Jr. v. James D. PORTER, Chief of Police, Frank L. Baranyai, Police Officer, Regis J. McCarthy, Mayor, Carl Seidl, President of Council, Maurice P. Bedel, Sr., James Beran, John L. Cavanaugh, Jerry Dawson, James H. Lawson and Stephen Mikus, Members of Council, all of the Borough of Millvale.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

November 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Louik, Paul D. Boas, Pittsburgh, for petitioners.

Daniel J. Weis, Alfred C. Maiello, Bruce E. Dice, Pittsburgh, for defendants.


OPINION

KNOX, District Judge.

A. Introduction.

In this case involving claims of repeated violations of civil rights contrary to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Frank L. Baranyai (Baranyai) a policeman of the Borough of Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the court sitting non-jury has heard testimony over a period of 14 days. It is also claimed that Regis J. McCarthy (McCarthy), Mayor of Millvale and...

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