Suit settled
A filing in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh has indicated that the city of Uniontown and three officers on its police department have settled a lawsuit brought against them by a city resident. In the suit, filed in August, Elsie Cornish accused three Uniontown officers – Lt. Michael Metros, Sgt. Jonathan Grabiak and Patrolman Eric Hanula – of coming into her home without permission earlier this year. Cornish was charged with endangering the welfare of children and conspiracy, but the charges were dismissed.
The charges were related to allegations that Cornish’s children were shooting BB guns in their Cleveland Avenue neighborhood.
The suit claims that police damaged Cornish’s reputation by arresting her without probable cause.
The Monday filing indicated that the case was settled during a mediation session, but does not indicate what, if anything, the settlement was. The solicitor for the city, Daniel Webster, was unavailable for comment about the specifics of the resolution.
Chief U.S. District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose ordered the mediation session as part of the federal court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution program. The program aids cases in being resolved without a trial.