BISTRIAN v. LEVI

No. 10-3629.

696 F.3d 352 (2012)

Peter BISTRIAN v. Warden Troy LEVI, FDC Philadelphia; Assistant Warden Tracy Brown, FDC Philadelphia; Assistant Warden Blackman, FDC Philadelphia; Captain David C. Knox, FDC Philadelphia; J. McLaughlin, Special Investigative Agent, FDC Philadelphia; David Garraway, Special Investigative Agent, FDC Philadelphia; Lt. J.A. Gibbs, FDC Philadelphia; Senior William Jezior, FDC Philadelphia; Senior Officer Bowns, FDC Philadelphia; Senior Officer Bergos, FDC Philadelphia; Unit Manager White, FDC Philadelphia; Lt. Rodgers, FDC Philadelphia; Lt. R. Wilson, FDC Philadelphia; Lt. Robinson, FDC Philadelphia; Lt. D. Acker, FDC Philadelphia; Lt. D. Dempsey, FDC Philadelphia; Lt. Armisak, FDC Philadelphia; Clinical Director O. Dalmasi, M.D., FDC Philadelphia; Physician Assistant H. Bokhari, FDC Philadelphia; Physician Assistant A. Fausto, MLP, FDC Philadelphia; Chief Psychologist A. Boardman, FDC Philadelphia; A. Martinez, Health Service Administrator, FDC Philadelphia; G. Reynolds, M.D. FDC Philadelphia; K. Kaiser, PA-C, FDC Philadelphia; Q. Hit Alsbrooks, FDC Philadelphia; A. Zorrilla, NP, FDC Philadelphia; D. Massa, M.D., FDC Philadelphia; D. Still, DDS, CDO, FDC Philadelphia; John/Jane Does 1-10, Agents Servants, and Employees of Federal Bureau of Prisons and/or Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia; John/Jane Does 11-15, Agents, Servants, and Employees of other Departments, Agencies, and/or Bureaus of the United States of America; The United States of America Warden Troy Levi; Assistant Warden Tracy Brown; Assistant Warden Blackman; Captain David C. Knox; J. McLaughlin; David Garraway; Lt. J.A. Gibbs; Senior William Jezior; Senior Officer Bowns; Senior Officer Bergos; Unit Manager White; Lt. Rodgers; Lt. R. Wilson; Lt. Robinson; Lt. D. Acker; Lt. D. Dempsey; Lt. Armisak; Clinical Director O. Dalmasi, M.D.; Physician Assistant H. Bokhari; Physician Assistant A. Fausto; Chief Psychologist A. Boardman; A. Martinez; K. Kaiser; Q. Hit Alsbrooks; A. Zorrilla; D. Massa, M.D.; D. Still, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: September 24, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Kahn, Esq. , (Argued), Archer & Greiner, Haddonfield, NJ, Carlton L. Johnson, Esq. , Richard G. Tuttle, Esq. , Archer & Greiner, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.

Jonathan S. Abady, Esq. , Adam R. Pulver, Esq. , O. Andrew F. Wilson, Esq. , (Argued), Emery, Celli, Brinckerhoff & Abady, New York, NY, Stephanie B. Fineman, Esq. , Fox Rothschild , Warrington, PA, Robert E. Goldman, Esq. , Fountainville, PA, James L. Griffith, Esq. , Fox Rothschild , Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, SCIRICA, and AMBRO, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

Twenty-seven employees of the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia ("FDC Philadelphia") appeal the District Court's denial of their motion to dismiss Peter Bistrian's multiple claims. Bistrian asserts that, while he was awaiting sentencing on wire-fraud charges, prison investigators used him to intercept notes being passed among other inmates, and then failed to protect him after they flubbed the operation and...

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