1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 421 F.3d
  5. 421 F.3d 185 (2005)
 

HARVEY v. PLAINS TP. POLICE DEPT.

No. 04-1148.

421 F.3d 185 (2005)

Elizabeth HARVEY Appellant v. PLAINS TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT; Edward J. Walsh; Ronald Dombroski; Plains Township Board; Joan A. Chukinas.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

August 30, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Swetz (Argued), Cramer, Swetz & McManus, P.C., Stroudsburg, PA, for Appellant.

C. Kent Price (Argued), Shawn E. Smith, Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellees Plains Township Police Department, Edward J. Walsh, Ronald Dombroski, and Plains Township Board.

Robert T. Panowicz (Argued), Wilkes-Barre, PA, for Appellee Joan A. Chukinas.

Before ROTH, FUENTES, and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

BECKER, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises questions regarding the liability of a police officer and a landlord involved in an ex parte private repossession by a former boyfriend of the plaintiff. We hold that a police officer actively involved in such a repossession may be engaged in state action in violation the Fourth Amendment. We will reverse the grant...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases