Legal Opinion
Ellison v. Scheipe
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 15, 1983No. Civ. A. 80-1927PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a prisoner, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 stating that the defendants’ conduct in failing to secure immediate medical attention for him following an injury he sustained while at Berks County Prison amounted to a deprivation of his civil rights. Defendant Scheipe is the Warden of Berks County Prison. Defendants High and Lenzden are employed there as guards. All defendants have moved for summary judgment.
The facts as related in defendants’ brief are not contested. In the early evening of Saturday, July 7, 1979, plaintiff…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Bowring v. GodwinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- William Oscar Hampton v. Holmesburg Prison Officials. Appeal of Richard BurkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
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