Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 12, 2003No. 01-3676UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Juken Washington Gordon filed a Bivens claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 alleging that while he was incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, a physician’s assistant was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs, and five named correctional officers used excessive force against him in violation of his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. The District Court dismissed his claim against the physician’s assistant for failure to exhaust his administrative remedies and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Smith v. MensingerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Alan T. Brooks v. Kyler, Superintendent Porterfield, Sgt. Rupinski, C.O. All Are Being Sued in Their Official and Individual Capacity, C.OCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
3Cited by1 opinion
- Gordon v. GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007