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GILES v. KEARNEY

No. 07-4140.

571 F.3d 318 (2009)

Wardell Leroy GILES, Appellant v. Warden Rick KEARNEY, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed July 15, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn J. Gainey (Argued), Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC, Counsel for Appellant.

Judy Oken Hodas (Argued), Deputy Attorney General, Wilmington, DE, Counsel for Appellees.

Before: FUENTES, CHAGARES and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from a pro se action brought by Appellant Wardell Leroy Giles, who suffered injuries including a broken rib and punctured lung after being forcibly subdued and kicked or "kneed" in the side by correctional officers while he was incarcerated at Sussex Correctional Institution ("SCI"). Giles filed claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the officers and other parties, alleging excessive force...

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