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· 3/20/1998

Greffey v. State of Ala. Dept. of Corrections

Citations

  • 996 F. Supp. 1368
  • 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3438
  • 1998 WL 127956

How courts have described this case

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  • ADOC prison officials “unquestionably were acting under color of state law when performing their assigned duties at the St. Clair Correctional Facility pursuant to authority vested in them by Alabama statutes.”
  • “Case law indicates that a ‘strong likelihood’ of suicide [or self-harm] does not exist . . . unless all of the following factors are present: (1) the inmate previously had threatened or attempted suicide [or self-harm]; (2

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Judges: Smith

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