Legal Opinion
Wardell Giles v. Gary Campbell
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 16, 2012No. 10-2353PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAGARES, Circuit Judge.
Wardell Leroy Giles appeals the District Court’s denial of his motion to substitute Gary Campbell’s estate as a defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a). For the reasons that follow, we will vacate the District Court’s order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Giles was a prisoner serving time in the Delaware penal system at all times pertinent to this appeal. Campbell was a sergeant at the Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown, Delaware. Giles brought excessive force and deliberate indifference claims…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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