COLBERT v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

Civil A. No. 96-3488.

931 F.Supp. 389 (1996)

Vellen COLBERT, et al. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

June 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde, Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for plaintiff Vellen Colbert and Wife Elaine Wallace Colbert.

Shelley R. Smith, Asst. City Solicitor, City of Phila Law Dept., Philadelphia, PA, for defendants City of Philadelphia, Richard Neal, Police Commissioner, Marvin King, Police Officer, Badge #4513, Janice Little, Police Officer, Badge #9812 and Karen Lee, Police Officer, Badge #5462.


MEMORANDUM

BARTLE, District Judge.

This is an action alleging civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as various state law torts. Before the court is the motion of the defendants, the City of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia police commissioner, and three police officers, to dismiss plaintiffs' amended complaint.

This case has a prolonged procedural history. In May, 1995, plaintiffs...

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