Legal Opinion
Proudfoot v. Williams
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 17, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-7404PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
PADOVA, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a prisoner, filed suit alleging that defendants, employees of the Pennsyl vania Department of Corrections, violated his rights, creating a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as under state law. After a non-jury trial held on August 17-19, 1992, I make the following findings of fact and conclusions of law. 1
Findings of Fact
1. Plaintiff, Robert W. Proudfoot, has been incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford (“Graterford”) since May of 1990.
2. Defendants Arthur Williams, Gerald Shemanski, Michael Witman, and Donald…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Polyns Bieregu v. Janet Reno L. Yearby G. Berman, All Employees of Mail Room StaffsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Prisoners' Legal Ass'n v. RobersonDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
- Sciotto Ex Rel. Sciotto v. Marple Newtown School DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1999
- Jordan v. New Jersey Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1995
- Stilley v. University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
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