1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 455 F.3d
  5. 455 F.3d 418 (2006)
 

KAUCHER v. COUNTY OF BUCKS

No. 05-1598.

455 F.3d 418 (2006)

John KAUCHER; Dawn Kaucher, h/w, Appellants, v. COUNTY OF BUCKS; Michael Fitzpatrick, Charles Martin, Sandra Miller, Individually and as Bucks County Commissioners; Gordian Ehrlacher, Individually and as Director, Bucks County Dept. of Health; Harris Gubernick, Individually and as Director, Bucks Co. Dept. Of Corrections; Willis Morton, Individually and as Warden, Bucks County Correctional Facility; Lewis Polk, M.D., Individually and as Medical Director, Health Dept.; Joan Crowe, Individually and as Nurse, Health Dept.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed August 2, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Rudovsky, Esquire (Argued), Kairys, Rudovsky, Epstein & Messing, Philadelphia, PA, Martha Sperling, Esquire, Silver & Sperling, Doylestown, PA, Attorneys for Appellants.

Frank A. Chernak, Esquire (Argued), Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellees.

Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, BARRY and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Chief Judge.

John Kaucher, a corrections officer at the Bucks County Correctional Facility, and his wife, Dawn Kaucher, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the County of Bucks and several County employees responsible for the operation of the Correctional Facility, alleging a violation of their substantive due process rights. The Kauchers contend they contracted Methicilin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections...

NEVER MISS A DECISION. START YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.

Uncompromising quality. Enduring impact.
Your support ensures a bright future for independent legal reporting.

As you are aware we have offered this as a free subscription over the past years and we have now made it a paid service.Look forward to your continued patronage.

GET STARTED
OR

Read it with your Leagle account.
Sign in to continue


Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases