United States Third Circuit

Summary judgment for the defense was reversed with regard to juvenile plaintiff's substantive due process claims asserting that defendants failed to protect him from harm while he was incarcerated in their center.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/16/2004
• Decided 06/10/2004
• Published 06/10/2004

Judges

• Before RENDELL, STAPLETON and LAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marsha L. Levick,Lourdes M. Rosado (argued), Juvenile Law Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sean P. McDonough (argued), Dougherty, Leventhal & Price, Moosic, PA, for Appellees Luzerne County Juvenile Detention Center, Sandra Brulo, Louis P. Kwarcinski, Elaine Yoziak, Christopher Traver, Christopher Parker, Michael Considine, and Jerome Prawdzik., James A. Doherty, Jr. (argued), Scanlon, Howley, Scanlon & Doherty, Scranton, PA, for Appellee Mark Puffenberger, M.D.