Legal Opinion
Lindsey v. Fauver
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 22, 2009No. 07-3739Published
1Opinion of the Court
RENDELL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal comes to us from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff inmate Tavius Lindsey and against defendants Scott Faunce, the Chief Administrator of Bay-side State Prison; William Fauver, the Commissioner of Corrections; and Gary Hilton, the Deputy Commissioner.1 Damages were awarded against defendants in the amounts of $18,000, $12,000, and $12,000, respectively.2 Lindsey’s suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 arises from events that occurred during a lockdown in the prison following the death of a guard. We must decide, first, whether defendants are entitled to a new trial…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Cone v. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Marra v. Philadelphia Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Kaucher v. County of BucksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
- Amie Marie Beers-Capitol Aliya Tate v. Barry Whetzel, an Individual Shirley Robinson, in Her Official Capacity Robert Liggett, in His Individual and Official Capacity Youth Development Center at New Castle Nora Burley, in Her Individual and Official Capacity Nick Pihiou, in His Individual and Official Capacity John Doe, in His/her Individual and Official Capacity Charles Lee Earnhart, in His Individual and Official Capacity Joseph Flecher, in His Individual and Official Capacity (d.c. Civil No. 97-Cv-00292). Aliya Tate v. Barry Whetzel, in His Individual Capacity Shirley Robinson, in Her Individual and Official Capacity Robert Liggett, in His Individual and Official Capacity Youth Development Center at New Castle John Doe, in His/her Individual and Official Capacity, Nora Burley, in Her Individual and Official Capacity Nick Pihiou, in His Individual and Official Capacity (d.c. Civil No. 97-Cv-00313)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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