GILES v. CAMPBELL

No. 10-2353.

698 F.3d 153 (2012)

Wardell Leroy GILES, Appellant v. Gary CAMPBELL; Robert J. Cassase; and Officer Charles Steele.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: October 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Hazlett, Esq. (argued), Carl A. Solano, Esq. , Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Wardell Leroy Giles.

Ryan P. Connell, Esq. (argued), Marc P. Niedzielski, Esq. , Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for Appellees Gary Campbell, Robert J. Cassase and Charles Steele.

Before: AMBRO, CHAGARES, and HARDIMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

CHAGARES, Circuit Judge.

Wardell Leroy Giles appeals the District Court's denial of his motion to substitute Gary Campbell's estate as a defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a). For the reasons that follow, we will vacate the District Court's order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I.

Giles was a prisoner serving time in the Delaware penal system at all times pertinent to this appeal...

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