Tim Thomas is an outdoorsman in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.
He and his late wife, Stephanie, purchased and renovated a cabin on Butler Lake in Susquehanna so they could have a peaceful place for relaxation while Stephanie underwent treatment for cancer. But in summer 2023, a Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission officer violated that privacy twice, when he entered their property without a warrant to fish for fishing law violations. Both times, the charges the officer brought against Tim were dismissed by a court.
Now, Tim and IJ have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Pennsylvania law that allows Fish and Boat Commission officers to enter private property without a warrant.
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Pennsylvania man files federal lawsuit challenging law allowing Fish and Boat Commission to enter property without warrant
Tim and Stephanie Thomas purchased their cabin on Butler Lake in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, in 2014. In 2022, after Stephanie was diagnosed with stage four cancer, it also became a sanctuary for her to rest and…