U.S. District Court: CLAIMS PLRA-Prison Litigation Reform Act.

Burton v. City of Philadelphia, 121 F.Supp.2d 810 (E.D.Pa. 2000). A former inmate brought a state court action against a city and city officials under [section 1983 and state law to recover for injuries he allegedly Sustained as a result of the city's failure to timely and adequately treat his abscessed tooth while he was incarcerated. The district court held that the city was immune from common law claims under state law, but that the former inmate stated a [sections] 1983 claim against the city. The former inmate alleged that he had developed a number of severe physical symptoms stemming for a toothache shortly after he...