Jones | University of Pennsylvania Law School
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has decreed that a Philadelphia man’s civil rights-based lawsuit against municipal entities in Pottstown be re-opened and he be permitted to appeal, after finding the plaintiff demonstrated a credible reason for delay subsequent to his appeal attempt initially being denied.
In a March 3
decision, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge C. Darnell Jones II ordered the suit of plaintiff Sekema Gentles re-opened, allowing him to appeal against the Borough of Pottstown and the Pottstown Borough Council.
“On March 25, 2017, plaintiff was informed that there was a protection from abuse order in place and that an officer from the Pottstown Police Department wanted to meet and speak with him. Plaintiff went to the Police Department and was confronted with three text messages. Plaintiff told defendants he never sent these text messages and did not use