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Marriot v. Smith-931 F.2d 517 (8th Cir. 1991)

Case • 1991

and Robert on her next visit. Although there is some dispute about what can actually be heard on the tape (Hanrahan admitted that in some places the tape was "incredibly bad"), Hanrahan stated that he ...

Isby v. Clark-100 F.3d 502 (7th Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

a bit fuzzy, and that seems to be what happened here. We say no more on this point and move on to Isby's Eighth Amendment claim. [21] To better understand the claim, it is helpful to know a little bit ...

Sanford v. Brookshire-879 F. Supp. 691 (WD TX 1994)

Case • 1994

was repeatedly forced to use the shower floor as a receptacle for his body waste. Cleaning supplies were never provided. In the midst of what SANFORD described as a stifling odor, he was forced to sleep and eat ...

Goff v. Burton-91 F.3d 1188 (8th Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

them what he knew he would be sent back to the correctional center. Blaykey testified that because he knew nothing of an assault he could provide the prison officials with no information. Despite his ...

Farmer v. Haas-990 F.2d 319 (7th Cir. 1993)

Case • 1993

. Farmer did have what the briefs call a "black market" operation to remove her testicles, but, odd as it may seem, the operation was unsuccessful. Yet, while retaining the male sexual organs, Farmer lived ...

Quinn v. Nix-983 F.2d 115 (8th Cir. 1993)

Case • 1993

was gang-related, and that Beeks was not informed until after he was released from lockup. The record does not reflect what, if anything, McKenzie was told. [26] The materials Lynch received from IDCI ...

Eason v. Holt-73 F.3d 600 (5th Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

beneath the Conclusional allegations; to reduce the level of abstraction upon which the claims rest; to ascertain exactly what scenario the prisoner claims occurred, as well as the legal basis for the claim ...

Samuels v. Mockry-77 F.3d 34 (2nd Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

is direct evidence refuting Samuels's allegations, since the statements they contain are merely conclusory allegations made by a person who lacks personal knowledge of what transpired at the Program Committee ...

Shimer v. Washington-100 F.3d 506 (7th Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

) whether a valid, rational connection exists between the regulation and a legitimate government interest behind the rule; (2) whether there are alternative means of exercising the right in question; (3) what ...

Leon v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons-855 F.Supp. 530 (D PR 1994)

Case • 1994

a painful reality. See Ã§ 541.21(c) (6). This brings us to the specific sanction imposed upon Collazo-Leon once the DHO determined that he believed what was stated by the correctional officer ...

Members v. Paige-140 F.3d 699 (7th Cir. 1998)

Case • 1998

Merritt nor McNeil supports such a Manichaean dualism under which, if uncounseled litigants do not always win, then they always lose. A thoughtful exercise of discretion is what Rule 39(b) requires. [26 ...

Choyce v. Dominguez-160 F.3d 1068 (5th Cir. 1998)

Case • 1998

but throw that shit out. I can do what I want to do." At that point, defendant-appellee Daniel Dominguez, a sergeant at the McConnell Unit, approached Choyce from behind, grabbed his left arm, ordered ...

Bradley v. Hall-911 F.Supp. 446 (D OR 1994)

Case • 1994

alternative means of exercising the right at issue; (3) what impact accommodation of the asserted constitutional right will [*448] have on guards and other inmates; and (4) whether ready alternatives ...

Cook v. Texas Dept. Crim. Just. Transitional Plann-37 F.3d 166 (5th Cir. 1994)

Case • 1994

to the parole board procedure is cognizable under § 1983, and that dismissal was therefore improper. Cook is not challenging the fact of his conviction or confinement, but is merely seeking to avoid what he ...

Williams v. Carter-10 F.3d 563 (8th Cir. 1993)

Case • 1993

certain as to what the Magistrate Judge's mental processes were, but it appears that he rejected the August 7 list out of hand, treating the later list, the one filed after entry of the form order ...

Marriott v. Smith-931 F.2d 517 (8th Cir. 1991)

Case • 1991

and Robert on her next visit. Although there is some dispute about what can actually be heard on the tape (Hanrahan admitted that in some places the tape was "incredibly bad"), Hanrahan stated that he ...

Hayes v. Long-72 F.3d 70 (8th Cir.1995)

Case • 1995

U.S. 800, 818 (1982) (Harlow). In order for a right to be clearly established, its contours "must be sufficiently clear that a reasonable person would understand that what he [or she] is doing violates ...

Davidson v. Flynn-32 F.3d 27 (2nd Cir. 1994)

Case • 1994

," but that they were placed on him "too tightly," i.e., in excess of what was necessary under the circumstances. The key inquiry under Hudson and its precedents is whether the alleged conduct involved "unnecessary ...

Newell v. Sauser-64 F.3d 1416 (9th Cir. 1995)

Case • 1995

, 97 L. Ed. 2d 523, 107 S. Ct. 3034 (1987), to determine whether the right is "sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates that right."*fn2 Id. at 639-40 ...

Story v. Morgan-786 F. Supp. 523 (WD PA 1992)

Case • 1992

. 1034, 61 S. Ct. 640 (1941); Beshaw v. Fenton, 635 F.2d 239. Bounds represents the Supreme Court's most thorough analysis of what constitutes adequate, effective and meaningful access to the courts ...