Potts v. City of Philadelphia.

• Position: FALSE IMPRISONMENT/ARREST - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

FALSE IMPRISONMENT

Potts v. City of Philadelphia, 224 F.Supp.2d 919 (E.D.Pa. 2002). An arrestee sued a city and city officials asserting [section] 1983 claims. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on federal claims and dismissed state claims. The court held that the 30-hour detention of the arrestee did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment protection against deprivation of liberty without due process of law. The court noted that the U.S. Supreme Court suggested in Baker v. McCollan (443 U.S. 137 1979) that prolonged detention in the face of a person's protestation...