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LASSITER v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

No. 12-2646.

716 F.3d 53 (2013)

Robert LASSITER, Appellant v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; Thomas Press, Managing Investigator of the City of Philadelphia First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (FJDP) Warrant Unit; Police Officer Edward Oleyn, Badge #2621; Police Officer Nick Coco, Badge # 4464.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed May 15, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan E. Denenberg, Esq. , Abramson & Denenberg, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Eleanor N. Ewing , City of Philadelphia Law Department, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees.

Before: SCIRICA, JORDAN and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

ROTH, Circuit Judge:

Robert Lassiter appeals the District Court's grant of defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c). For the reasons that follow, we will affirm the order of the District Court.

I. Background

On May 25, 2011, Lassiter filed a complaint alleging, inter alia, Fourth Amendment violations for excessive force and false arrest. The complaint...

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