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Teeple v. Carabba

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Oct 28, 2010
398 F. App'x 814 (3d Cir. 2010)

Opinion

No. 10-1183.

Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) on October 7, 2010.

Opinion Filed: October 28, 2010.

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (D.C. No. 2-07-cv-02976), District Judge: Honorable Eduardo C. Robreno.

Peter A. Greiner, Esq., Jack A. Meyerson, Esq., Meyerson O'Neill, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Mark R. Hamilton, Esq., Philip J. Sbrolla, Esq., Cipriani Werner, Pittsburgh, PA, John J. Snyder, Esq., Brett A. Wolfson, Esq., Rawle Henderson, Joseph Goldberg, Esq., Jamie L. Panzer, Esq., Michael B. Pullano, Esq., Weber, Gallagher, Simpson, Stapleton, Fires Newby, Thomas J. Ruggieri, Esq., Farage, McBride Ruggieri, Philadelphia, PA, Andrew J. Bellwoar, Esq., Eric M. Brown, Esq., Susan L. Digiacomo, Esq., Siana, Bellwoar McAndrew, Chester Springs, PA, for Defendants.

Before: FUENTES, JORDAN and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT


Mark Teeple appeals from the summary judgment entered by the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in favor of police officers Joseph Carabba, Kevin Dykes, and William Cahill. He does not appeal the summary judgment in favor of Stephen Kelly, Deputy District Attorney. Teeple essentially contends that genuine issues of material fact existed. We conclude otherwise and affirm.

The District Court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343, and 1367. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

I

Teeple asserts that (1) material misstatements and omissions of fact precluded a finding of probable cause for his search and arrest, (2) the Court did not determine properly whether Appellees established probable cause for the crime of criminal solicitation to commit robbery, and (3) the Court made decisions properly left to the jury.

Upon a careful review of the briefs and the record, we hold that the detailed Memorandum of the District Court properly and thoroughly addressed the contentions now presented on appeal. After examining at length the relevant affidavits and the alleged misstatements and omissions, the Court correctly determined there were no genuine issues of material fact with respect to probable cause. Because the District Court properly responded to the contentions now raised by Teeple, we will affirm its Judgment for the reasons set forth in its Memorandum. Teeple's remaining contentions are without merit.

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The Judgment of the District Court will be AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Teeple v. Carabba

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Oct 28, 2010
398 F. App'x 814 (3d Cir. 2010)
Case details for

Teeple v. Carabba

Case Details

Full title:Mark TEEPLE, Appellant v. Detective Joseph CARABBA; Detective Kevin D…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Date published: Oct 28, 2010

Citations

398 F. App'x 814 (3d Cir. 2010)

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