Anthony Ort v. Warden J.D. White, Ron Sutton, Tony Holliday, Officer Truman Mitman, Captain Shoemaker and J.W. Taunton

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• hypothesizing that shooting inmate after dangerous situation had subsided would constitute cruel and unusual punishment
• hypothesizing that shooting inmate after dangerous situation had subsided would constitute cruel and unusual punishment
• explaining that a prison official would violate the Eighth Amendment if he “acted maliciously or sadistically toward [a prisoner] in denying him water”
• granting great deference to actions of prison officials in applying preventative measures to reduce the threat of dangerous misconduct and to restore order and discipline
• noting that while prison officials are afforded due deference in maintaining the safety and order of penal institutions, “this deference ‘does not insulate from review actions taken . . . for no legitimate purpose’” (quoting Whitley v. Albers, 475 U.S. 312, 322 (1986))
• \A [F]ourteenth [A]mendment violation occurs ... where prison officers continue to employ force or other coercive measures after the necessity for such coercive action has ceased.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).