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  • E.D. v. Sharkey

    Publication Date: 2019-07-15
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Restrepo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-0814

    Immigration detention facility staff lacked qualified immunity where an immigration detainee's right to be free from violation of bodily integrity in the form of sexual contact with a staff member constituted a clearly established right. Order of the district court affirmed.

  • United States v. Chapman

    Publication Date: 2019-02-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Restrepo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-0189

    Defendant appealed the district court's decision to sentence him without allowing him to present mitigating information from his family that he would have presented if he had had notice of his sentencing date and the court found the district court abused its discretion and impermissibly contravened the principles underlying F.R. Crim. P. 32. Sentence vacated.