Legal Opinion
Beers-Capitol v. Whetzel
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 11, 2001No. 00-2479UnknownCited by 364 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs Amie Marie Beers-Capitol and Aliya Tate, two female former residents at the Youth Development Center at New Castle, Pennsylvania (YDC), a detention facility for juveniles run by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, appeal from the District Court’s grant of summary judgment against them in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights lawsuit that they brought against various YDC employees and supervisors. During their time at YDC, the plaintiffs were sexually assaulted by Barry Whetzel, a YDC employee who was working as a youth development…
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