Johnson v. City of Philadelphia

Docket Number19-2938
Decision Date22 September 2020
Alita, her son, and her stepfather died in a fire that engulfed their Philadelphia apartment. With the building already burning, Alita had called 911. A fire department operator instructed her to remain inside, promising help was on the way. Firefighters initially drove to the wrong location and, at the scene, never learned that the family was waiting. The firefighters extinguished the blaze without a search, leaving all three trapped in their home where they perished from smoke inhalation...

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    • U.S. District Court — Middle District of Pennsylvania
    • November 11, 2021
    ...than had the state not acted at all. Bright v. Westmoreland Cnty. , 443 F.3d 276, 281 (3d Cir. 2006). See also, Johnson v. City of Philadelphia , 975 F.3d 394, 400 (3d Cir. 2020). Under the state-created danger doctrine, "the Due Process Clause can impose an affirmative duty to protect if t......
  • Corbin v. French
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    • November 28, 2022
    ...nor does he allege that the need for more or different training [was] so obvious that the City should have recognized it. See Johnson, 975 F.3d at 403 (quotations omitted). As result, his claim against the City of Allentown is not plausible and will be dismissed. With respect to his claims ......
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    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    • December 29, 2022
    ...not allege that the need for more or different training was so obvious that the City of Allentown should have recognized it. See Johnson, 975 F.3d at 403 (quotations omitted). As a result, his claim against the of Allentown will be dismissed. With respect to his claims against Lehigh County......
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