GOTTLIEB EX REL. CALABRIA v. LAUREL HIGHLANDS SCH.

No. 00-3422.

272 F.3d 168 (2001)

Rhonda GOTTLIEB, By and Through her guardian and parent, Mary CALABRIA, Appellant, v. LAUREL HIGHLANDS SCHOOL DISTRICT; Michael Carbonara.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

November 15, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Suwak, Washington, PA, Attorney for Appellant.

Daniel F. LaCava, Carnegie, PA, Attorney for Appellee.

Before: MANSMANN, NYGAARD, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of Laurel Highlands School District and its assistant principal, Michael Carbonara, on a student, Rhonda Gottlieb's, excessive force claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Gottlieb filed her § 1983 suit in the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas along with a state assault and battery claim. The matter was then removed to the District Court for the Western...

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