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BETTS v. NEW CASTLE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER

No. 09-3753.

621 F.3d 249 (2010)

Eric M. BETTS; Susan Betts, Appellants, v. NEW CASTLE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER; Kenneth Went, in his individual and official capacity; Charles Mitcham, in his individual and official capacity; David Tomocheck, in his individual and official capacity; Omar Stuart, in his individual and official capacity; Willie Blue, in his individual and official capacity; Tammy A. Odem, in her individual and official capacity; John Doe, in his individual and official capacity.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: September 13, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Ross , [Argued], Ross, Fuller & Casey, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellants.

John G. Knorr, III , [Argued], Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Mary L. Friedline , Mariah Passarelli, Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorneys for Appellees.

Before: FUENTES, HARDIMAN and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

On Saturday, April 29, 2006, seventeen-year-old Eric Betts suffered a tragic spinal cord injury while attempting to make a tackle during a "pick-up" football game at the New Castle Youth Development Center (YDC). Following the injury, Betts sued YDC and several of its staff members pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming various constitutional violations. The District Court entered summary judgment for YDC...

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