NORMAN CHRISTMAN and DIANE CHRISTMAN, husband and wife v. Robert Sandt

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NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
No. 02-1761
NORMAN CHRISTMAN and DIANE CHRISTMAN,
husband and wife,
Appellants
v.
ROBERT SANDT; CITY OF ALLENTOWN
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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
(D.C. Civ. No. 01-cv-04522 )
District Judge: Honorable Robert F. Kelly
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Submitted Under Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a)
November 1, 2002
Before: NYGAARD and WEIS, Circuit Judges, and IRENAS,* District Judge.
(Opinion filed November 4, 2002)
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OPINION
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* The Honorable Joseph E. Irenas, United States District Judge for the
District of New Jersey, sitting by designation.

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WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In this case, the District Court granted summary judgment for the defendants
concluding that they properly conducted an administrative search of plaintiffs’ home.
Because the parties are familiar with the details of this case and the judgment will be non-
precedential, it is not necessary to review the factual background at length.
The defendant, City of Allentown, enacted an ordinance providing for a
systematic inspection of residential units to insure that they comply with applicable local
ordinances, state laws and regulations. When plaintiffs refused defendants entry into their
rental unit, the city inspector secured a warrant and entered the house in the presence of
uniformed police. Once inside, the inspection revealed a number of items that required
repair.
The plaintiffs contend that the search warrant was deficient on its face, and
that their Fourth Amendment rights were violated. We have reviewed the submissions of
the parties and agree with the District Court’s conclusions that the ordinance is reasonable,
that the warrant was properly issued, and that the defendants’ constitutional rights were not
violated. See Camara v. Municipal Court of the City and County San Francisco, 387 U.S.
523 (1967).
Accordingly, the judgment of the District Court will be affirmed.

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By the Court,
/s/ Joseph F. Weis, Jr.
Circuit Judge

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