Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit November 15, 2001, 00-3422 (Rhonda Gottlieb, by and Through Her Guardian and Parent, Mary Calabria v. Laurel Highlands School District Michael Carbonara)

OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of Laurel Highlands School District and its assistant principal, Michael Carbonara, on a student, Rhonda Gottlieb’s, excessive force claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Gottlieb filed her § 1983 suit in the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas along with a state assault and battery claim.