United States Third Circuit

In a suit against government officials for violation of constitutional rights, the district court's grant of immunity to a police officer, without first deciding whether a constitutional violation had occurred, was not reversible error and is affirmed on the merits of the immunity ruling.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/11/2004
• Decided 08/20/2004
• Published 08/20/2004

Judges

• WEIS, Circuit Judge., Before NYGAARD, McKEE, and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles E. Evans, (Argued), Evans, Portnoy, Quinn & O'Connor, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David J. MacMain, (Argued), Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Frank Snyder., Paul D. Krepps, (Argued), Audrey J. Copeland, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin, Newton Square, PA, for Appellees Borough of Homestead and Police Chief Mark Zuger.