Legal Opinion

Robert Spruill v. Frank Gillis Goolier, C.O. McGlaughlin M.D. Brown, P.A

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 18, 2004No. 02-2659PublishedCited by 1,912 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises important questions of construction of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA), Pub.L. No. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 at 66 (1996). Plaintiff Robert Spruill is an inmate in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Spruill filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against four defendants at the State Correctional Institution at Coal Township, Pennsylvania: two prison officials (Frank Gillis and Stephen Gooler 1 ); a prison doctor (Dr. Shawn McGlaughlin); and a prison physician’s assistant (Brian Brown). In his…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by1,912 opinions

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