Atkins v. City Of Reading

Full title: DAMON ATKINS, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF READING, et al., Defendants.

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Jul 29, 2024

CIVIL 5:23-cv-02732-JMG (E.D. Pa. Jul. 29, 2024)

Opinion

CIVIL 5:23-cv-02732-JMG

07-29-2024

DAMON ATKINS, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF READING, et al., Defendants.

JOHN M. GALLAGHER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

ORDER

JOHN M. GALLAGHER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

AND NOW, this 29^th day of July 2024, upon consideration of Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (ECF No. 25), Plaintiff's Statement of Undisputed Material Facts in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (ECF No. 24), Defendants' Response in Opposition (ECF No. 27), and Defendants' Response in Opposition re Statement of Undisputed Material Facts (ECF No. 28), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as follows:

1. Summary judgment as to liability on Plaintiff's Fourth Amendment claim is GRANTED.

2. Summary judgment as to liability on Plaintiff's False Imprisonment claim is GRANTED.

3. Summary judgment as to liability on Plaintiff's Assault and Battery claim is GRANTED.

4. Summary judgment on Plaintiff's First Amendment Retaliation claim is DENIED, as it pertains to the causal connection element.

5. Summary judgment on Plaintiff's Malicious Prosecution claims is DENIED.