Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ex rel. Robert Gatewood v. Edward J. Hendrick, Superintendent of County Prisons

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Ex Rel. Robert GATEWOOD, Appellant, v. Edward J. HENDRICK, Superintendent of County Prisons, Et Al.

Pa. ex rel. Robert Gatewood v. Hendrick, 368 F.2d 179 (3d Cir. 1967)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · U.S. Courts of Appeals
Decided: February 13, 1967
Docket: No. 15872_1
Judges: Maris, McLaughlin, Kalodner
Citations: 368 F.2d 179

Cited by 27 2 descriptions by later courts Original from court

Opinion — Per Curiam

OPINION OF THE COURT PER CURIAM.

This is in effect a civil action, quite improperly captioned, by Robert Gate-wood, a prisoner in the Philadelphia County Prison, for damages under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 , for alleged deprivation under color of state law of rights secured by the federal Constitution and laws. What Gatewood complains of is alleged improper medical treatment by the prison authorities. This, however, if true was not a denial of rights secured by the federal Constitution or laws. Threatt v. State of North Carolina, D.C.N.C.1963, 221 F.Supp. 858 . Gatewood’s claim is, therefore, not cognizable under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes, the Civil Rights Act of 1871, as the district court quite properly held. United States ex rel. Lawrence v. Ragen, 7 Cir. 1963, 323 F.2d 410 ; Snow v. Gladden, 9 Cir. 1964, 338 F.2d 999 .

The order of the district court will be affirmed.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 2 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(“improper medical treatment * * * not cognizable” under § 1983)

United States ex rel. Hyde v. McGinnis, 429 F.2d 864 (2d Cir. 1970)

Cited by 27 cases

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Relies on it most ⓘ

Jack Gittlemacker v. Arthur T. Prasse, Commissioner of Prisons of Pa. And Frank C. Johnston, Warden, State Correctional Institution, Dallas, Pa428 F.2d 1 (3d Cir. 1970)
Carl C. Coppinger v. Gene Townsend, M.D., and Wayne K. Patterson398 F.2d 392 (10th Cir. 1968)
Polite v. Diehl507 F.2d 119 (3d Cir. 1974) · Concurring in Part, Dissenting in Part
James Hoey Fear v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and R. K. Johnson, Warden, York County Prison, York, Pennsylvania413 F.2d 88 (3d Cir. 1969)
John R. Conner v. Joseph F. Salzinger, Sr., Warden, Leroy Zimmerman, District Attorney, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania457 F.2d 1241 (3d Cir. 1972)
Campbell v. Anderson335 F. Supp. 483 (D. Del. 1971)

Most recent

Mitchell v. Hendricks431 F. Supp. 1295 (E.D. Pa. 1977)
Roach v. Kligman412 F. Supp. 521 (E.D. Pa. 1976)
Di Febo v. Keve395 F. Supp. 1350 (D. Del. 1975)
Conner v. Jeffes67 F.R.D. 86 (M.D. Penn. 1975)
Derrickson v. Keve390 F. Supp. 905 (D. Del. 1975)
Harold Polite v. Donald Diehl and Walter Lofstrom, as Individuals and as Officers of the McKeesport Police Department507 F.2d 119 (3d Cir. 1974)

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Authorities cited 3

Depth	Case	Cited by
	United States ex rel. William Lawrence v. Ragen, 323 F.2d 410 (7th Cir. 1963)	33
	Snow v. Clarence T. Gladden,, Or. State Penitentiary, 338 F.2d 999 (9th Cir. 1964)	28
	Threatt v. North Carolina, 221 F. Supp. 858 (W.D.N.C. 1963)	12

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