Legal Opinion
Norman Shelton v. Bryan Bledsoe
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 7, 2015No. 12-4226PublishedCited by 235 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Chief Judge.
Norman Shelton appeals the district court’s denial of class certification and grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants on Shelton’s claims for alleged violations of the Eighth Amendment and the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). For the reasons that follow, we will vacate the order denying class certification and granting summary judgment to defendants on Shelton’s Eighth Amendment claim. We will affirm the district court’s dismissal of Shelton’s FTCA claim.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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