RAWLINGS v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY et al, No. 2:2019cv04698 - Document 43 (E.D. Pa. 2022)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION ORDER THT DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (DOC. NO. 36 ) IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART AS OUTLINED HEREIN. PLAINTIFF'S CLAIMS AGAINST SEPTA, OFFICER MALIK WILLIAMS, AND CHIEF THOMAS NESTEL ARE DISMISSED. SIGNED BY HONORABLE MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG ON 10/27/22. 10/27/22 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(amas)

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RAWLINGS v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY et al Doc. 43 Case 2:19-cv-04698-MSG Document 43 Filed 10/27/22 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA KEITH RAWLINGS Plaintiff, v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, ET AL. Defendants. ________________________________________ : : : : : : : : : : Civil Action No. 2:19-CV-04698 ORDER AND NOW, this 27th day of October, 2022, upon consideration of Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 36), Plaintiff’s response in opposition (ECF No. 39), and for the reasons stated in the accompanying memorandum opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as follows: 1. Plaintiff’s claims against SEPTA, Officer Malik Williams, and Chief Thomas Nestel are DISMISSED. 2. The Clerk shall amend the caption to remove SEPTA, Officer Williams, and Chief Nestel as defendants in this case. 3. Plaintiff’s claim for bystander liability against Officers Walsh and Capaldi is DISMISSED. 4. Defendants’ Motion is DENIED as to Plaintiff’s claims for excessive force and punitive damages against Officers Walsh and Capaldi. BY THE COURT: /s/ Mitchell S. Goldberg MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG, J. Dockets.Justia.com

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