ESTATE OF SMITH v. MARASCO

No. 02-1437.

318 F.3d 497 (2003)

ESTATE OF Robert Cecil SMITH; Pauline Smith, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Robert C. Smith; Dana Smith; Wanda Smith v. Trooper James MARASCO; Trooper Nicholas Scianna; Trooper Thomas Weaver; Trooper Andrew L. Wenger; Captain Michael J. Marcantino; Lieutenant Berry Reed; Lieutenant Edwards; Lieutenant Schaeffer; Lieutenant Snyder; Robert Johnson; Dante Orlandi, Corporal; Thomas Gregory Hall, Corporal; Tedescung L. Bandy, Corporal; Barry L. Brinser, Trooper; Gregory Broaddus, Trooper; Carbonell, Trooper; Colon, Corporal; John R. Comerer, Jr., Corporal; Glenn C. Doman, Corporal; John Edwards, Trooper; Wayne S. Elser, Corporal; Frank L. Fetterolf, Lieutenant; David Frisk, Corporal; Gillison, Corporal; James A. Hamill, Corporal; Martin L. Henry, III, Corporal; Joseph Kalis, Trooper; A.J. Krawczel, Corporal; William J. McClure, Trooper; Thomas McDaniel, Sergeant; Shawn Mell, Trooper; Arthur Moss, Jr., Trooper; William Moyer, Trooper; ED Murphy, Trooper; Kevin Reichert, Corporal; Charles Rodgers, Sergeant; Mervin Rodriquez, Corporal; Thomas Rodriquez, Trooper; Keith A. Stone, Trooper; Gregory Stumpo, Trooper; Dominic G. Visconti, Trooper; William White, Corporal; Joseph Wilson, Corporal; Gregory Wirth, Trooper; Michael Witmer, Corporal; Kenneth Yoder, Corporal; John Doe # 1-25, Whose Names are Currently Unknown Estate of Robert Cecil Smith; Pauline Smith; Dana Smith; Wanda Smith, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed January 29, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jordan B. Yeager (argued), Boockvar & Yeager, Bethlehem, PA, for Appellants.

D. Michael Fisher, Attorney General, J. Bart DeLone (argued), Senior Deputy Attorney General, Calvin R. Koons, Senior Deputy Attorney General, John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Chief, Appellate Litigation Section, Office of Attorney General, Appellate Litigation Section, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellees.

Before McKEE and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges, and LIFLAND, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.

This matter comes on before this court on an appeal by the plaintiffs, the Estate of Robert Smith, Pauline Smith, Dana Smith, and Wanda Smith, to whom we refer collectively as the "Smiths," from the district court's order entered January 14, 2002, granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants, 46 specifically named and 25 John Doe employees of the Pennsylvania State Police. The Smiths also appeal from...

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