FRANKENFIELD v. KIRSCHNER

Civ. A. No. 85-5881.

633 F.Supp. 29 (1986)

Scott FRANKENFIELD v. Russell D. KIRSCHNER, individually and as a police officer in the Police Department of the City of Allentown, PA; and David M. Howells, individually and as Chief of Police of the Police Department of the City of Allentown, PA; and the City of Allentown, PA, a municipal corporation.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

April 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Davison, Bethlehem, Pa., for plaintiff.

Robert G. Hanna, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TROUTMAN, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff Scott Frankenfield was arrested by defendant Russell Kirschner on March 12, 1985, pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by a District Justice. On the same day he was preliminarily arraigned and committed to Lehigh County Prison. A preliminary hearing was originally scheduled for March 26, 1985, but was continued several times. After Frankenfield presented a writ of habeas corpus to the Court...

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