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STARKEY v. CHESTER TP.

Civ. A. No. 86-0865.

628 F.Supp. 196 (1986)

Alonzo STARKEY, James Goins, and John Corporal, all individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. TOWNSHIP OF CHESTER, a municipal organization and the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Chester.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

February 25, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinton L. Johnson, Chester, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Christopher J. Gorbey, Media, Pa., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

KATZ, District Judge.

Plaintiffs seek a preliminary injunction against a Chester Township Ordinance regulating Pit Bull dogs. Township of Chester, Pa, Ordinance No. 1-1986 (Feb. 6, 1986). Counsel advise that no reported case has considered the constitutionality of such a law.

The Ordinance defines the breed of dog by American Kennel terminology and seeks to reach dogs "bred for fighting." The...

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