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Summary Judgment for Jail Guard Upheld; Punch, Injury De Minimis

The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court's grant of
summary judgment to a jail guard in a case where a prisoner claimed he had
been punched by the guard.

Luis Reyes was housed in the Behavioral Adjustment Unit (BAU) of the Berks
County Jail in Pennsylvania. …

 

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