United States Third Circuit

The "rearrest policy" used by the Philadelphia District Attorney's office does not violate the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2000
• Decided 12/27/2001
• Published 12/27/2001

Judges

• Before ROTH, McKEE and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ronald Eisenberg (Argued), Emily B. Zimmerman, Fern Kletter, District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellants., D. Michael Fisher, William H. Ryan, Jr., Robert A. Graci, Stuart Suss, Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Appeals and Legal Services Section, Norristown, PA, Attorneys for Amicus-appellant, Attorney General of Pennsylvania.


• For Appellees:
  
• David Rudovsky (Argued), Jules Epstein, Kairys, Rudovsky, Epstein, Messing & Rau, Charles Cunningham, Bradley S. Bridge, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Seth Kreimer, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellees., Nancy Winkelman, Stephen J. Shapiro, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Amicus-appellee American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.