BROOKS v. KYLER

No. 98-7626.

204 F.3d 102 (2000)

Alan T. BROOKS, Appellant, v. KYLER, Superintendent; Porterfield, Sgt.; Rupinski, C.O.; All defendants are being sued in their official and individual capacity, C.O.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed February 18, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan T. Brooks, Appellant Pro Se, Graterford, PA.

D. Michael Fisher, Attorney General, Howard G. Hopkirk, Deputy Attorney General, Calvin R. Koons, Senior Deputy Attorney General, John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Chief Appellate Litigation Section, Office of the Attorney General, Harrisburg, PA., for Appellees.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, McKEE and COWEN, Circuit Judges.


Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) September 27, 1999.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Chief Judge.

Appellant Alan T. Brooks, a Pennsylvania state prisoner, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against four prison officials, claiming, among other things, that they violated his right under the Eighth Amendment to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Brooks has appealed the District Court's final order granting summary judgment in...

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