Legal Opinion

Bendy v. Ocean County Jail

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 22, 2009No. 07-1421PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

CHAGARES, Circuit Judge.

Mark Anthony Bendy, Sr., at the time a pretrial detainee held at the Ocean County Jail, filed an in forma pawpens civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against numerous defendants, including Dr. Donato Santangelo, *800Warden Theodore Hutler, Sergeant James McCaffery, and seven unnamed prison officials (John Doe numbers 1-7), collectively the defendants. The District Court dismissed Bendy’s amended pro se complaint for failure to state a claim. Bendy argues that the District…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Phillips v. County of AlleghenyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
  4. Harold Pinker, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Roche Holdings Ltd. Harold PinkerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  5. Mark Mitchell v. Martin F. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by4 opinions

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