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BRACEY v. GRENOBLE

No. 73-1769.

494 F.2d 566 (1974)

William L. BRACEY, Jr. v. John GRENOBLE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 18, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Mannis, Law Student, Howard Lesnick, Supervising Atty., Indigent Prisoner Litigation Program, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Michael Minkin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief, Civil Litigation, Eastern Regional Office, Lawrence Barth, Asst. Atty. Gen. Michael von Moschzisker, Deputy Atty. Gen., Eastern Regional Director, Israel Packel, Atty. Gen., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, and KALODNER and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

We are to decide whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain a non-jury finding of liability in a Civil Rights Act proceeding brought by a prisoner against the senior officer of the guard at a Pennsylvania correctional institution. The court adjudicated in favor of the plaintiff and awarded damages in the amount of $2,500.00. The officer has appealed. We reverse...

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