United States Third Circuit

While the Fourteenth Amendment protects an inmate's right to medical privacy, subject to legitimate penological interests, where this right was not clearly established at the time of prison officials disclosure of information, they were entitled to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/19/2001
• Published 07/20/2001

Judges

• Before:  NYGAARD, ROTH and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Martha E. Johnston (Argued), Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• D. Michael Fisher, Attorney General, Calvin R. Koons, Senior Deputy Attorney General, John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Howard G. Hopkirk, J. Bart DeLone (Argued), Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Attorneys for Appellees., Charles W. Kenrick, Vincent C. Longo (Argued), Grogan, Graffam & McGinley, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorneys for Appellee, Paul Noel.