United States Third Circuit

Denial of common law immunity to defendant, a township supervisor, for allegedly defamatory comments made during meetings of a township's board of supervisors regarding plaintiffs, members of a police department, is reversed where the supervisor was entitled to the absolute immunity granted to high public officials by state law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/17/2006
• Decided 07/06/2006
• Published 07/06/2006

Judges

• WEIS, Circuit Judge., Before RENDELL, VAN ANTWERPEN and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen J. Poljak, Esquire, (Argued), Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Groggin, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorneys for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen D. Wicks, Esquire, (Argued), Altoona, PA, Attorney for Appellees.