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PELZER v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

Civil Action No. 07-38.

656 F.Supp.2d 517 (2009)

Raymond PELZER, Plaintiff v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

August 31, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregg L. Zeff, The Law Office of Gregg L. Zeff, Mt. Laurel, NJ, Mark B. Frost, Frost & Zeff, Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiff.

Craig M. Straw, City of Philadelphia Law Department, Matthew K. Hubbard, City of Phila. Law Dept. Office of the City Solicitor, Civil Rights Unit, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM

STENGEL, District Judge.

Raymond Pelzer was shot and killed by Officer Burton on April 27, 2006, after running from police officers who had stopped him for non-violent illegal activity. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law, Leslie Pelzer, individually and in her role as administratrix of the estate of her son, Raymond Pelzer, initiated this action against Philadelphia Police Officer Marvin Burton, Police Commissioner Sylvester...

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