Legal Opinion
Burns v. PA Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 20, 2011No. 09-2872PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Chief Judge.
Rodney Burns appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of all defendants in the suit he brought against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (“DOC”) and several Department employees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm in part and reverse in part. 1
I. Facts and Procedural History
The background of this dispute has been described in detail by both this court and the district court. See Burns v. Penn. Dept. of Corr., 544 F.3d 279 (3d Cir.2008) (“Burns I”); Burns v. Penn. Dept. of Corr., 2009…
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