United States Third Circuit

In a suit against officers of the Philadelphia police department under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, alleging false arrest, excessive force, and malicious prosecution, denial of defendants' motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity is vacated in part as to summary judgment on excessive force and malicious prosecution claims, and remanded for further proceedings in accordance with the supervisory rule established in Forbes v. Lower Merion Twp., 313 F.3d 144 (3d Cir. 2002).

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/14/2007
• Decided 10/01/2007
• Published 10/01/2007

Judges

• Before:  McKEE, STAPLETON and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard G. Tuttle (Argued), Archer & Greiner, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Pileggi (Argued), Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Andre Blaylock., Jane L. Istvan, City of Philadelphia Law Department, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee City of Philadelphia.