UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

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No. 20-1977 ______________

JOSEPH D. MARCY, Appellant

v.

SUPERINTENDENT PHOENIX SCI; THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF LUZERNE; THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (D.C. No. 3-17-cv-00411) District Judge: Honorable Robert D. Mariani

Argued January 17, 2024

Before: HARDIMAN, MATEY, and CHUNG, Circuit Judges.

(Filed: July 30, 2024) Tadhg Dooley David R. Roth [ARGUED] Wiggin & Dana One Century Tower 265 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510 Erik Fredericksen Adela Lilollari Thaddeus Talbot Yale Law School 127 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511

Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant Ronald Eisenberg Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1600 Arch Street Suite 300 Philadelphia, PA 19103 James L. McMonagle, Jr. [ARGUED] Luzerne County Office of District Attorney