UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ____________

No. 23-1554 ___________

MICHAEL RIVERA, Appellant

v. LT. REDFERN, SCI Benner Township; C.O. SHRECK, SCI Benner Township; C.O. MONSELL, SCI Benner Township; NURSE PHIL ROGERS, SCI Benner Township ____________

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (D.C. No. 1-21-cv-01118) Magistrate Judge: Honorable Susan E. Schwab ____________

Argued on February 7, 2024

Before: HARDIMAN, SCIRICA, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

(Filed: April 11, 2024) Megha Ram [Argued] Devi Rao Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center 501 H Street NE, Suite 275 Washington, D.C. 20002 Counsel for Appellant Michelle Henry Michael J. Scarinci [Argued] J. Bart DeLone Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania Strawberry Square, 15th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17120 Counsel for Appellees

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