HASSINE v. JEFFES

No. 87-1369.

846 F.2d 169 (1988)

HASSINE, Victor, Fox, Aaron, Johnson, David, Appellants, v. JEFFES, Glenn, Commissioner of Corrections, Zimmerman, Charles, Superintendent of Graterford Prison, Stachelek, Thomas, Deputy Superintendent of Treatment, Vaughn, Donald, Deputy Superintendent of Security, Individually and in their official capacities.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angus R. Love (argued), Montgomery County Legal Aid, Norristown, Pa., for appellants.

David M. Donaldson (argued), Sr. Deputy Atty. Gen., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Before WEIS, HIGGINBOTHAM and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court in an action, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 (1982), challenging the conditions of confinement at the State Correctional Institute at Graterford, Pennsylvania ("Graterford" or "the prison"). The district court found that the conditions at the prison did not result in a deprivation of basic needs in violation of...

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