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Sonny Thomas v. Matthew Crenko, Matthew Lazur, David Strawn, William Kissner, Louis Csaszar, et al.
Date: 12-01-2006
Case Number: 2:05-cv-03850-JF
Judge: John P. Fullam
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Mike Doluisio, Steve Brown, Kristina Evans and Sarah Schlossberg of Dechert, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Defendant's Attorney:
John Gonzalez and Chris Boyle of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Sonny Thomas, age 50, sued Matthew Crenko, Matthew Lazur, David Strawn, William Kissner, Louis Csaszar and others on a civil rights theory, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania police officers used excessive force to arrest him after he stabbed a neighbor more than 80 times with a samurai sword and then setting the victim's clothers on fire. Plaintiff claimed that it was not necessar for 10 officers to restrain him. He claimed that five officers held him while five hit him.
Defendants denied wrongdoing.
About This Case
What was the outcome of Sonny Thomas v. Matthew Crenko, Matthew Lazur, David Stra...?
The outcome was: Plaintiff's verdict for $1.
Which court heard Sonny Thomas v. Matthew Crenko, Matthew Lazur, David Stra...?
This case was heard in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, PA. The presiding judge was John P. Fullam.
Who were the attorneys in Sonny Thomas v. Matthew Crenko, Matthew Lazur, David Stra...?
Plaintiff's attorney: Mike Doluisio, Steve Brown, Kristina Evans and Sarah Schlossberg of Dechert, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Defendant's attorney: John Gonzalez and Chris Boyle of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
When was Sonny Thomas v. Matthew Crenko, Matthew Lazur, David Stra... decided?
This case was decided on December 1, 2006.