By Brian Bowling, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, January 27, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
A Burgettstown man has settled his claims against Smith Township, Washington County, in a federal police brutality lawsuit but still has claims pending against the police officer, according to court records.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan today approved a motion by John Dvorsak Jr., 60, and the township. Dvorsak in 2009 sued the township and Officer Derek Dayoub after a Sept. 27, 2008, incident in which Dvorsak claims Dayoub assaulted him and then filed false criminal charges against him.
Prosecutors later dismissed the charges against Dvorsak and, instead, charged Dayoub, 29, with assault and official oppression. The county dropped the prosecution of Dayoub after he paid Dvorsak about $1,600 in restitution, according to Washington County Common Pleas Court records.
Lenihan`s order dismissing the claims against the township don`t provide any details of the settlement. Lawyers for Dvorsak and the township couldn`t be reached for comment.
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