Legal Opinion
William Oscar Hampton v. Holmesburg Prison Officials. Appeal of Richard Burk
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 28, 1976No. 75-2434PublishedCited by 229 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
The distinction between conduct necessary to support recovery under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and that establishing liability under state tort law is at issue in this appeal. The district court awarded damages to a prisoner against a warden and guards because of their failure to provide medical care. Our examination of the record demonstrates that the plaintiff failed to prove the intentional conduct characterizing a constitutional infringement. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment of the district court.
Several inmates assaulted plaintiff, a federal pretrial…
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