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WILLIAMS v. SECRETARY PA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 14-1469, No. 15-1390.

848 F.3d 549 (2017)

Craig WILLIAMS, Appellant v. SECRETARY PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; Dorina Varner, Chief Grievance Coordinator; Tina Friday, Records Officer, in her individual and official capacity; Jeffrey R. Rogers, Manager, in his individual and official capacity; Tracy Shawley, Grievance Coordinator, in her individual and official capacity; Louis Folino, in his individual and official capacity Shawn T. Walker, Appellant v. Michael A. Farnan; Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; Superintendent Graterford Sci; Cindy G. Watson, and others to be named later

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: February 9, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Bilsborrow, Esq. [Argued], Weitz & Luxenberg, 700 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, Attorney for Appellants.

John G. Knorr, III, Esq. [Argued], Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, Kemal A. Mericli, Esq. , Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 564 Forbes Avenue, 6th Floor, Manor Complex, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Randall J. Henzes, Esq. , Claudia M. Tesoro, Esq. , Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 3rd Floor, 21 South 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Attorneys for Appellees.

Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, FUENTES, and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

I. INTRODUCTION

We are asked to decide whether there is a constitutionally protected liberty interest that prohibits the State from continuing to house inmates in solitary confinement1 on death row after they have been granted resentencing hearings, without...

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