Legal Opinion
Reynolds v. Wagner
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 13, 1996No. Civil Action 94-6663PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.
Several inmates at Berks County Prison instituted this class action on November 9, 1994, alleging that the Prison’s policy of charging inmates for medical care deprives Berks County Prison inmates of their civil rights. Plaintiffs bring suit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1988 and the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Neither party requested a trial by jury.
Jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343. Venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs instituted the instant action on November 9,1994,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Reynolds v. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Hadley v. Illinois Department of CorrectionsIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
- Mourning v. Correctional Medical ServicesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
- Gardner v. WilsonDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1997
- State, Department of Corrections v. Hendricks-PearceAlaska Supreme Court · 2011
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