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STARNES v. BUTLER COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

No. 18-3271.

971 F.3d 416 (2020)

Crystal STARNES v. BUTLER COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, 50TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT; Thomas Doerr, individually; Thomas Holman, individually Thomas Doerr, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 24, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald T. Elliott , Thomas W. King, III , Dillon McCandless King Coulter & Graham, 128 West Cunningham Street, Butler, PA 16001, Louis C. Long , Thomas P. McGinnis , Karin M. Romano [Argued], Thomas Thomas & Hafer, 525 William Penn Place, 37th Floor, Suite 3750, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Attorneys for Appellant Thomas Doerr.

Jaime L. George , Edward A. Olds [Argued], Olds Russ & Associates, 1007 Mount Royal Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15223, Attorneys for Appellee Crystal Starnes.

Robert J. Krandel , Caroline P. Liebenguth , Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, 1515 Market Street, Suite 1414, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Attorneys for Butler County Court of Common Pleas, 50th Judicial District and Thomas Holman.

Before: HARDIMAN, RENDELL, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Judge Thomas Doerr appeals an order of the District Court denying him qualified immunity on civil rights claims brought by Plaintiff Crystal Starnes. Starnes contends we lack jurisdiction to hear the appeal, but we disagree. As for the merits, we agree with Starnes, except for her First Amendment...

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