Legal Opinion
Sample v. Diecks
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 12, 1989No. 88-3365PublishedCited by 543 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises interesting questions about the liability of prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Constitution when a prisoner is held in jail beyond the term of his sentence.
On September 21, 1979, Joseph Sample was serving a life sentence for murder. On that date, the sentence was vacated and a new trial ordered by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Sample was granted bail pending the new trial, and his family was ready to post the required bail. The authorities detaining Sample in Philadelphia called Appellant Ernest Diecks, the senior…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
42 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by543 opinions
- Dodds v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
- Jane Doe v. Taylor Independent School District, Mike Caplinger in His Official Capacities and Eddy Lankford in His Official and Individual CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Univac Dental Co. v. Dentsply International, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
- Moore v. TartlerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Amie Marie Beers-Capitol Aliya Tate v. Barry Whetzel, an Individual Shirley Robinson, in Her Official Capacity Robert Liggett, in His Individual and Official Capacity Youth Development Center at New Castle Nora Burley, in Her Individual and Official Capacity Nick Pihiou, in His Individual and Official Capacity John Doe, in His/her Individual and Official Capacity Charles Lee Earnhart, in His Individual and Official Capacity Joseph Flecher, in His Individual and Official Capacity (d.c. Civil No. 97-Cv-00292). Aliya Tate v. Barry Whetzel, in His Individual Capacity Shirley Robinson, in Her Individual and Official Capacity Robert Liggett, in His Individual and Official Capacity Youth Development Center at New Castle John Doe, in His/her Individual and Official Capacity, Nora Burley, in Her Individual and Official Capacity Nick Pihiou, in His Individual and Official Capacity (d.c. Civil No. 97-Cv-00313)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
538 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.