United States Third Circuit

In an inmate's suit involving allegations that prison staff failed to protect him from assault, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where plaintiff's procedural default, in failing to name the defendant in an initial grievance, should be excused.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/01/2007
• Decided 04/03/2007
• Published 04/03/2007

Judges

• Before BARRY, ROTH, Circuit Judges, and IRENAS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Angus R. Love, Esq., (Argued), Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Calvin R. Koons, Esq., (Argued), Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellees.