DONAHUE v. GAVIN

No. 00-2082.

280 F.3d 371 (2002)

Christopher F. DONAHUE, Appellant, v. James GAVIN; George Yatron; Michael Marino; Jeffrey Hawbecker; Paul Evanko; Richard Patton; James Girard; Gregory Pease; John Shanahan; Robert Schwarz; Berks County; First Savings Bank of Perkasie; Bell Atlantic, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed February 7, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jordan B. Yeager (Argued), Boockvar & Yeager, Bethlehem, PA, Attorney for Appellant.

D. Michael Fisher, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, John O.J. Shellenberger (Argued), Chief Deputy Attorney General, Calvin R. Koons, Senior Deputy Attorney General, John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Chief, Appellate Division, Office of the Attorney General, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellees, James Girard and Gregory Pease.

Barry W. Sawtelle (Argued), Kozloff Stoudt, P.C., Reading, PA, Attorneys for Appellees, James Gavin, George Yatron and Berks County.

Before: MANSMANN, McKEE and AMBRO, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

McKEE, Circuit Judge.

Christopher F. Donahue appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants and against Donahue in his civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court based its ruling on its determination that each of the defendants had either qualified or absolute immunity. The suit arises from the investigation and prosecution of a marijuana distribution conspiracy involving Donahue...

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