Legal Opinion
Harris v. Pernsley
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 22, 1985No. 84-1039PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs, inmates of Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison, appeal from a judgment dismissing their amended class action complaint, which seeks injunctive relief against that institution as well as money damages for the conditions of confinement in same. The plaintiffs originally filed a pro se complaint which was later amended after the appointment of counsel. The trial court dismissed at the pleading stage because of the possibility of relief under the terms of a judgment rendered in a case pending in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Harris v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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