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CIARLONE et al v. CITY OF READING Doc. 131
IN THE UNITED STATES D ISTRICT COURT
FO R TH E EA STERN D ISTRICT O F PENNSYLVANIA

M A RY A N N CIA RLO N E, et al.  :  Civil Case  
Plaintiffs,  :  
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v.  :  No. 09-310  
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CITY OF READING, et al.  :  
D efendants,  :  

M EM O R A N D U M O PINIO N Stengel, J. January 19, 2011
M ary A nn Ciarlone owns property located at 511 O ley Street, Reading, Pennsylvania. Irene Lora, Orazio Gerbino, and Anne Baez each rent an apartment at the property. The City of Reading sent notice to M s. Ciarlone that the property w ould be inspected. M s. Ciarlone requested the inspectors obtain a search w arrant. The inspectors obtained a search warrant, and returned to conduct the inspection. The inspectors did not inform the tenants of the inspection or search w arrant and used a sledge hammer to gain access to the property.
Thomas M cM ahon, Jatinder K hokhar, and Ryan H ottenstein filed this motion for summary judgment. 1For the reasons set forth below, I will grant the motion.
1   The City of Reading, Code Enforcement Administrator Brad Reinhart and Code Enforcement Inspector James Orrs have filed a separate motion for summary judgment and plaintiffs filed a partial motion for summary judgment.  These motions are addressed in separate memorandum opinions and/or orders.
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I. Background
M ary A nn Ciarlone owns a residential rental property at 511 O ley Street, Reading, Pennsylvania. 2 Irene Lora, Anne Baez, and Orazio Gerbino live as tenants at 511 O ley Street. Defendants

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