Fagan v. City of Vineland, s. 92-5481
| Decision Date | 02 September 1993 |
| Docket Number | 92-5482,Nos. 92-5482,92-5594,Nos. 92-5481,M,92-5551,92-5551 and 92-5594,s. 92-5481,s. 92-5482 |
| Citation | 5 F.3d 647 |
| Parties | Sarah E. FAGAN, General Administratrix and Administratrix Ad Prosequendum of the Estate of Michael J. Fagan, Deceased, v. The CITY OF VINELAND, a Municipal Corporation of the State of New Jersey; Joseph Cassisi, Jr., Chief of Police of the City of Vineland; Police Officers David Tesoroni; Peter F. Coccaro, III; Benny Velez; Phillip C. Bocelli; Richard Putnam; David Cardana; Mario R. Brunetta, Jr.; John Does (fictitious names), representing other police officers of the City of Vineland Police Department; Town Liquors, a/d/b/a VTL, Inc.; Marquez Amnon Corporation, a/d/b/a East Landis Hotel and Motel; John Doe (fictitious name), agent, servant or employee selling liquors for Marquez Amnon Corporation, a/d/b/a East Landis Hotel and Motel; Jeffrey T. Pindale; and Mary Ellen Duke, Administratrix of the Estate of Christopher M. Duke, Deceased, jointly, severally and in the alternative. Wanda PINDALE v. TOWN LIQUORS, a/d/b/a VTL, Inc.; John Doe I, (fictitious name) agent, servant or employee selling liquors for Town Liquors, a/d/b/a VTL, Inc.; Marquez Amnon Corporation a/d/b/a East Landis Hotel and Motel; John Doe II (fictitious name), agent, servant or employee selling liquors for Marquez Amnon Corporation, a/d/b/a East Landis Hotel and Motel; The City of Vineland; A Municipal Corporation of the State of New Jersey; Joseph Cassisi, Jr., Chief of Police of the City of Vineland; David Tesoroni; John Doe III; and John Doe IV (fictitious names), representing other police officers of the City of Vineland Police Department; and Jeffrey T. Pindale, jointly, severally and in the alternative, v. Mary Ellen DUKE, Administratrix of the Estate of Christopher M. Duke, Third-Party Defendant. Maurice G. DAVIS, Jr. v. VTL, INC. a/d/b/a Town Liquors; John Doe I (fictitious name), agent, servant or employee selling liquors for VTL, Inc., a/d/b/a Town Liquors; Marquez Amnon Corporation a/d/b/a East Landis Hotel and Motel; John Doe II (fictitious name), agent, servant or employee selling liqu |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Third Circuit |
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Carroll v. Borough of State College
...(3d Cir. August 5, 1993) (Fagan I), appealing, 804 F.Supp. 591, 606 (D.N.J.1992). Reargument was granted before the court en banc, 5 F.3d 647 (3d Cir.1993), on the question of the standard to be applied in judging the conduct of the police pursuing a suspect under a claimed Fourteenth Amend......
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Herman v. CLEARFIELD COUNTY PA.
...as well. See Fagan v. City of Vineland, No. 92-5481, slip op. at 32 n. 8, 1993 WL 290386 (3d Cir. August 5, 1993), reh'g granted 5 F.3d 647 (3d Cir.1993). Thus, to meet her burden, plaintiff must adduce evidence showing that defendants knew or "should have known" of the decedent's suicidal ......
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Parton v. City of Bentonville
..."closely resembles reckless indifference." Fagan v. City of Vineland, 1993 WL 290386, at *12 (3d Cir. Aug. 5, 1993), vacated, 5 F.3d 647 (3d Cir. 1993) (en banc), cited by DeShaney: Custody, Creation of Danger, and Culpability, 27 Loy.L.A.L.Rev. at 472. Moreover, this concept of gross negli......
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Johnson v. City of Erie, Pa., Civ. A. No. 93-18 Erie.
...a reckless indifference to public safety. See Fagan v. City of Vineland, 1993 WL 290386, *8 (3d Cir.1993), vacated & reh'g granted, 5 F.3d 647 (3d Cir. 1993). The Fagan court rejected the more stringent standard that the defendant police officer's conduct must "shock the conscience" for suc......