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SAMBRICK v. BOROUGH OF NORRISTOWN

Civ. A. No. 85-6728.

639 F.Supp. 1351 (1986)

Vincent SAMBRICK v. BOROUGH OF NORRISTOWN and George Dewees, individually and in his official capacity.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

July 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore Q. Thompson, Ambler, Pa., for plaintiff.

M. Kelly Tillery, Leonard, Tillery & Davison, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants Borough of Norristown and George Dewees.

John R. O'Rourke, Jr., McTighe, Weiss, Stewart, Bacine & O'Rourke, Norristown, Pa., for defendant Borough of Norristown Police Dept.

OPINION

LUONGO, Chief Judge.

Vincent Sambrick initiated the present civil rights action against George Dewees, a Norristown police officer, and the Borough of Norristown. Plaintiff contends that on July 9, 1985, defendant Dewees arrested the plaintiff on a spurious charge and used excessive and unnecessary force while taking plaintiff into custody, causing him to suffer physical and emotional harm. The complaint alleges that the defendants deprived plaintiff...

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