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Physical Injury Required for All Prisoner Suits Seeking Compensatory and Punitive Damages

Loaded on May 15, 2007 by David Reutter

Filed under: Retaliatory Transfers, Disciplinary Litigation, Physical Injury Rule, Damages, Good Time, Money/Property, Prisoner Property. Location: Florida.

Physical Injury Required for All Prisoner Suits Seeking Compensatory and
Punitive Damages

By David M. Reutter

In an unpublished opinion, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held
the PLRA bars compensatory and punitive damages in all prisoner cases that
fail to demonstrate a physical injury, regardless of the constitutional …

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