Legal Opinion

Fortune v. Bitner

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 17, 2008No. 07-3385UnpublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Kenneth Fortune appeals, pro se, from the judgment entered in favor of Appellees by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. We will affirm the decision of the District Court.

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This case arose out of Fortune’s incarceration at SCI-Huntingdon (“Hunting-don”) from December 1996 until May 2001. While at Huntingdon, he was generally housed in the prison’s Restricted Housing Unit (“RHU”), either in Disciplinary or Administrative Custody. Fortune advanced numerous claims against multiple employees of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (“DOC”),…

3Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Phillips v. County of AlleghenyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
  2. Mark D. Tourscher v. Martin Horn, Secretary of the Pa. Dept. Of Corrections John McCullough Superintendent ,(d.c. Civil No. 98-Cv-00176j)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  3. Vitek v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Keith A. Hill v. Borough of Kutztown and Gennaro Marino, Mayor of Kutztown, in His Individual and Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
  5. Evancho v. FisherCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005

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4Cited by7 opinions

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