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WHARTON v. DANBERG

No. 16-1988.

854 F.3d 234 (2017)

Philip A. WHARTON; Joseph Roundtree; James Maddox; Lamar Correa, Appellants v. Carl C. DANBERG; Cathy Escherich; Rebecca McBride; Robert Coupe.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: April 19, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Hampton, Esq. [ARGUED], Grady & Hampton, 6 North Bradford Street, Dover, DE 19904, Counsel for Appellants.

Michael F. McTaggart, Esq. [ARGUED], Delaware Department of Justice, 820 North French Street, Carvel Office Building, 6th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801, Counsel for Appellees.

Richard H. Morse, Esq. , American Civil Liberties Union, 100 West 10th Street, Suite 706, Wilmington, DE 19801, Counsel for Amicus Curiae.

Before: JORDAN, GREENAWAY, JR., and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

This putative class action alleges that the Delaware correctional system routinely fails to release inmates in a timely manner, holding them for days or weeks beyond when they should be set free. Appellants, a group of inmates who were over-detained, have sued top correctional officials — specifically...

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