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Jacobs v. Heck

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided February 3, 2010No. 05-1883PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

André Jacobs has filed an appeal from an order of the United States District for the Western District of Pennsylvania. We must first consider the scope of this appeal; a short background is set forth below to provide a context for the jurisdictional issues.

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Jacobs filed a complaint in 2002 alleging that prison officials violated his Eighth Amendment and Due Process rights in conjunction with an incident that occurred in April 2001 while he was confined at a state prison, S.C.I. Pine Grove. On April 20, 2001, Officer Thomas Heck and Nurse Friday were making medication rounds in the…

3Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Tabron v. GraceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  2. Boring v. KozakiewiczCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  3. Smith-Bey v. PetsockCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  4. Elfman Motors, Inc. v. Chrysler Corporation, Chrysler Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Leasing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  5. Gooding v. Warner-Lambert Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984

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4Cited by8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. RusselDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2015
  2. Edward Graziano v. John Wetzel, et al.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2026
  3. Howard v. LittleDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2020
  4. Johnson v. BienkoskiDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2020
  5. Martin v. Secretary of CorrectionsDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2022

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