United States Third Circuit

A police officer actively involved in an ex parte private repossession may be engaged in state action in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/18/2005
• Decided 08/30/2005
• Published 08/30/2005

Judges

• Before ROTH, FUENTES, and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James A. Swetz (Argued), Cramer, Swetz & McManus, P.C., Stroudsburg, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• C. Kent Price (Argued), Shawn E. Smith, Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellees Plains Township Police Department, Edward J. Walsh, Ronald Dombroski, and Plains Township Board., Robert T. Panowicz (Argued), Wilkes-Barre, PA, for Appellee Joan A. Chukinas.