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Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. Wecht

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 1, 1989No. 88-3866PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBBONS, Chief Judge:

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from the denial of a motion to dismiss a third-party complaint filed against it by Allegheny County. This complaint names the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Department of Corrections, David S. Ow*56ens, Jr., the Department of Corrections Commissioner, and Erskind Deramus, the Department’s Deputy Commissioner, as third-party defendants in a thirteen-year old civil rights action by the inmates of the Allegheny County Jail against various Allegheny County officials over unconstitutional conditions at the Jail. The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Owens-El v. RobinsonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Owens-El v. RobinsonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. WechtDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. PeirceDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Raul F. Rodriguez v. Banco Central, Raul Rodriguez Rodriguez v. Banco Central Corporation, Raul F. Rodriguez v. Banco CentralCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. In Re the Estate of HodgeDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2003
  3. Blausey v. U.S. TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  4. In Re TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. In Re TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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