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ERSEK v. TOWNSHIP OF SPRINGFIELD

No. 95-1913.

102 F.3d 79 (1996)

Ellen ERSEK, Appellant, v. TOWNSHIP OF SPRINGFIELD, Delaware County; Anthony J. Grosso; Lee J. Janiczek; Thomas V. Mahoney; John J. McFadden; Kitty Jurciukonis; Bernard E. Stein; James Devenney, Individually and in their Official Capacities as Commissioners of the Township of Springfield; George A. Pagano, Individually and in his Capacity as Former Commissioner of the Township of Springfield; Jo Ann Hunn, Individually and in her Capacity as Former Commissioner of the Township of Springfield; Michael T. Lefevre, Individually and in his Capacity as Township Manager of the Township of Springfield; Joseph Stumpf, Individually and in his Capacity as Chief of Police of the Township of Springfield; John W. Ryan, Individually and in his Capacity as Police Detective of the Township of Springfield; James F. Devaney, Individually and in his Capacity as Police Officer of the Township of Springfield.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

As Amended November 27, 1996.

Decided December 9, 1996.

Sur Petition for Rehearing January 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold I. Goodman (argued), Raynes, McCarty, Binder, Ross & Mundy, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Daniel J. Divis (argued), Dean F. Murtagh, German, Gallagher & Murtagh, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees.

Before: BECKER and MANSMANN, Circuit Judges, and BROTMAN, District Judge.

Sur Petition for Panel Rehearing January 17, 1997.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

William Ersek, a golf professional who suffered employment reverses incident to adverse newspaper reports about an investigation of his stewardship at a Township-owned golf course, brought a federal civil rights action, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the Township and a number of its top officials on account of false statements made by one of the officials...

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