Case Name: Lucian W. MANGANARO, Appellant, v. Robert REAP; William Kepping; Matthew J. Kulhanek; Robert L. Dalberto; Betty Grey; Walter K. Hause; Karen J. Karchner; Richard E. Knorr; David Walton; Lucille B. Whitmire; Borough of Berwick
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-02-15
Citations: 29 F. App'x 859
Docket Number: No. 01-2217
Parties: Lucian W. MANGANARO, Appellant, v. Robert REAP; William Kepping; Matthew J. Kulhanek; Robert L. Dalberto; Betty Grey; Walter K. Hause; Karen J. Karchner; Richard E. Knorr; David Walton; Lucille B. Whitmire; Borough of Berwick.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 29
Pages: 859–861

Head Matter:
Lucian W. MANGANARO, Appellant, v. Robert REAP; William Kepping; Matthew J. Kulhanek; Robert L. Dalberto; Betty Grey; Walter K. Hause; Karen J. Karchner; Richard E. Knorr; David Walton; Lucille B. Whitmire; Borough of Berwick.
No. 01-2217.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) Feb. 12, 2002.
Feb. 15, 2002.
Before MANSMANN, McKEE, and BARRY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BARRY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Lucian Manganaro challenges the District Court's grant of summary judgment to defendants, the Borough of Berwick, Pennsylvania, and various Borough officials, in his § 1988 action. He alleges that the District Court erred in its factual determinations as well as in its legal rulings when it rejected his claims that defendants violated his right to procedural due process and his rights under the Fourth Amendment. The District Court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and 1343. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We will affirm.
The facts of the case are known to the parties, and we will not recount them here except as necessary to place into context the legal issues appellant raises. His first two issues simply recast his procedural due process claim. He argues that the notice he received as to the demolition of his property, and the administrative procedures afforded him to challenge any action taken against that property, were deficient. His argument is unavailing. Regardless of how appellant characterizes the December 22, 1998, letter, that letter did inform him of the problems with the property and the administrative procedures he could — but did not — follow to challenge any Borough decisions regarding the property. The December 22nd letter and those that followed met the require ments of procedural due process approved by this Circuit. DeBlasio v. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment, 53 F.3d 592, 597 (3d Cir.1995); cf. Bello v. Walker, 840 F.2d 1124 (3d Cir.1988). Moreover, appellant's claim that he need not have followed the procedures outlined in those letters because the Appeals Board was improperly empaneled is not supported by the authority he himself cites. See Alvin v. Suzuki, 227 F.3d 107, 116 (3d Cir.2000) (where an administrative process provides appropriate due process, "the plaintiff cannot skip that process and use the federal courts as a means to get back what he wants").
Appellant's third issue on appeal concerns his Fourth Amendment claim. He suggests that factual disputes over the reasonableness of the Borough's action in demolishing his property warrant proceeding to trial. Appellant is incorrect. "Reasonableness" in this context entails weighing a number of factors, Soldal v. Cook County, 506 U.S. 56, 62, 113 S.Ct. 538, 121 L.Ed.2d 450 (1992), including the danger posed by a damaged building to public safety. Where a building is condemned for the danger it poses, proper notice is given to the owner, and adequate recourse is given him to challenge any action taken by the local government, demolishing that building cannot be ruled unreasonable as a matter of law. Freeman v. City of Dallas, 242 F.3d 642, 652-55 (5th Cir.2001) ("The ultimate test of reasonableness is fulfilled in this case by the City's adherence to its ordinances and procedures as a prelude to ordering the landowners to abate their nuisance structures.") (footnote omitted); Samuels v. Meriwether, 94 F.3d 1163, 1168 (8th Cir.1996) (suggesting that "an abatement carried out in accordance with procedural due process is reasonable in the absence of any factors that outweigh governmental interests").
Appellant has not shown that the District Court erred by neglecting material facts in dispute, or by misapplying the relevant legal standards. The District Court's grant of summary judgment to defendants will, therefore, be affirmed.