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Eighth Circuit· 7/10/1992

Brown-El v. Delo

Citations

  • 969 F.2d 644
  • 1992 WL 158537

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  • holding that prison officials may need to segregate inmates for non-punitive reasons pending investigation of misconduct charges
  • holding that prisoner’s claim that he was denied his Eighth Amendment rights when he was served cold food was frivolous
  • holding that prisoner's claim that he was denied his Eighth Amendment rights when he was served cold food was frivolous
  • holding that a claim of cold food, without more, is frivolous
  • recognizing inmate is entitled to counsel substitute only in limited situations
  • “We agree with the district court that Brown-El’s claim that his constitutional rights were violated when he was served cold food is frivolous.”

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Judges: Beam, Heaney, Loken

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