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United States Third Circuit


WALKER v. HORN, 03-1896

A jury verdict against plaintiff-prisoner's claim, alleging that his Constitutional rights were violated when defendant-prison officials force-fed him after not eating for nine days, is affirmed over his challenge that the district court erred in admitting evidence of his prior robbery convictions in the trial.

Appellate Information

  • Submitted 06/25/2004
  • Decided 09/28/2004
  • Published 09/28/2004

Judges

  • McKEE, Circuit Judge., Before NYGAARD, McKEE and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Third Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Thomas M. Place, Carlisle, PA, for Appellant., Leslie A. Miller, General Counsel, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

  • For Appellees:
  • Michael A. Farnan, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Office of Chief Counsel, Camp Hill, PA, for Appellees, Martin Horn, Commissioner of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Jeffrey Beard, Deputy of Treatment of Corrections, Kenneth Kyler, Superintendent at SCI-Camphill Prison, William Ward, Unit Manager of SCI-Camphill Prison and Arthur Auxer, Unit Manager of SCI-Camphill., Randall G. Gale, Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, Harrisburg, PA, for Mark Laskey, Medical Director of SCI-Camphill Prison, Appellee.
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