Clifton v. Robinson

MEMORANDUM

HUYETT, District Judge.

Introduction

Four inmates at Graterford Prison filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking injunctive relief from and monetary damages for alleged constitutional violations arising from a prison-wide lockup. Defendants are the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Corrections and the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent of Operations of Graterford Prison. The lockup occurred after a correctional officer at Graterford was assaulted by an inmate, and lasted from March 20, 1979 to March 25, 1979. Defendants add another day to this period due…