Legal Opinion
Sebastian Richardson v. Director Federal Bureau of Pri
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 15, 2016No. 15-2876PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Sebastian Richardson, a former inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Lewisburg, is seeking both individual monetary damages for alleged violations of his constitutional rights at USP Lewisburg and class-wide injunctive relief to prevent future constitutional violations at the penitentiary. While the procedural history of this case is complex, we are presented with a single issue on appeal. We must determine whether Richardson’s class-wide claims for injunctive relief are moot because Richardson was transferred out of USP Lewisburg after he filed an…
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