Legal Opinion
Giles v. Kearney
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 15, 2009No. 07-4140PublishedCited by 406 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from a pro se action brought by Appellant Wardell Leroy Giles, who suffered injuries including a broken rib and punctured lung after being forcibly subdued and kicked or “kneed” in the side by correctional officers while he was incarcerated at Sussex Correctional Institution (“SCI”). Giles filed claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the officers and other parties, alleging excessive force and deliberate indifference to medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Giles appeals from the District Court’s order granting…
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