Paparo v. Borough of Yeadon

Full title: ANTHONY PAPARO, v. BOROUGH OF YEADON, SHARON COUNCIL-HARRIS, Individually…

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

Date published: Oct 7, 2022

Civil Action 22-841 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 7, 2022)

Opinion

Civil Action 22-841

10-07-2022

ANTHONY PAPARO, v. BOROUGH OF YEADON, SHARON COUNCIL-HARRIS, Individually and as PRESIDENT OF YEADON BOROUGH COUNCIL; LEARIN JOHNSON, Individually and as VICE PRESIDENT OF YEADON BOROUGH COUNCIL; TOMEKA JONES-WATERS, Individually and as PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF YEADON BOROUGH COUNCIL, and CARLETTE BROOKS, Individually and as a Member of YEADON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MICHAEL M. BAYLSON, U.S.D.J.

ORDER

MICHAEL M. BAYLSON, U.S.D.J.

AND NOW, this 7^th day of October, 2022, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. The Defendants' Motion to Dismiss as to Count I, Plaintiff's claim of violation of his right to equal employment under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, against the Borough of Yeadon, is DENIED;

2. The Defendants' Motion to Dismiss as to Count IV, Plaintiff's claim of violation of his procedural due process right to a fair and impartial hearing, against all Defendants, is DENIED;

3. The Defendants' Motion to Dismiss as to Counts VI and VII, Plaintiff's claims of defamation and false light privacy, against the Borough of Yeadon, is GRANTED;

4. The Defendants' Motion to Dismiss as to Counts VI and VII, Plaintiff's claims of defamation and false light privacy, against Sharon Council-Harris, Learin Johnson, Tomeka Jones-Waters, and Carlette Brooks, is DENIED; and

5. The Defendants' Motion to Strike is DENIED.