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Summary Judgment Precluded in Beating, Common Law Remedy for Confiscation Claim

A Pennsylvania prisoner brought a civil rights action against prison officials and guards alleging guard brutality and confiscation of his legal materials violated his constitutional rights. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held: 1) Genuine issues of fact (i.e. whether guards used excessive force) precluded summary ...

 

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