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Tenth Circuit· 6/7/2002

Gaines v. Stenseng

Citations

  • 292 F.3d 1222
  • 2002 WL 1265623

How courts have described this case

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  • reversing dismissal of a claim involving 75 days’ segregation where district court had failed to examine conditions of con- finement
  • remanding for consideration of the particular conditions of confinement in segregation to determine whether an inmate’s 75-day placement was atypical and significant
  • directing the district court on remand to determine whether the 75-day duration of plaintiff’s -5- confinement in segregation is atypical and significant
  • reversing dismissal of a claim involving 75 days' segregation where district court failed to examine conditions of confinement
  • finding no cognizable Section 1983 claim for “alleged violations of ... prison regulations”
  • “To the extent Gaines seeks relief for alleged violations of state statutes and prison regulations, however, he has stated no cognizable claim under § 1983.”

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Judges: Ebel, Lucero, Tacha

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