McGuire v. Borough of Wilkinsburg

Full title: ERIC MCGUIRE, Plaintiff, v. THE BOROUGH OF WILKINSBURG, et al., Defendants.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Apr 7, 2015

Civil Action No. 13-1330 (W.D. Pa. Apr. 7, 2015)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 13-1330

04-07-2015

ERIC MCGUIRE, Plaintiff, v. THE BOROUGH OF WILKINSBURG, et al., Defendants.

Judge Cathy Bissoon

Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy MEMORANDUM ORDER

This case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(l)(A) and (B), and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 72.

On March 13, 2015, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 37) recommending that Defendants' Partial Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 26) be granted in part and denied in part, and that Plaintiff be given leave to amend his complaint. Service of the Report and Recommendation was made on the parties, and no objections have been filed. After a review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, the following Order is entered:

Defendants' Partial Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 26) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Specifically, as to the § 1983 claims against Officer Wilson, Defendants' motion to dismiss the false arrest claim is DENIED, and the motion to dismiss the excessive force claim is GRANTED, with leave to amend. In addition, Defendants' motion to dismiss the § 1983 claims against Wilkinsburg is DENIED; Defendants' motion to dismiss the conspiracy claims against Wilkinsburg and Officers Hamlin and Wilson is GRANTED, with leave to amend; and Defendants' motion to dismiss the claims for punitive damages against Wilkinsburg and Officers Hamlin and Wilson in their official capacities is GRANTED. The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Eddy, dated March 13, 2015, is adopted as the opinion of the District Court.

Plaintiff may file an amended complaint , if appropriate, by April 28, 2015. Failure to file an amended complaint by this date will result in the following claims being dismissed with prejudice: Plaintiff's excessive force claim against Officer Wilson and the conspiracy claims against Wilkinsburg and Officers Hamlin and Wilson.

IT IS SO ORDERED. April 7, 2015

s\Cathy Bissoon

Cathy Bissoon

United States District Judge
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