· 5/13/1986
Hank Purcell, Jr. v. Com. Tom Coughlin, Warden Dominic Montello, Edward Abbott, Dolores Weztherbee, William Reisdorf, Carl Berg and Guard Luczrelli
Citations
- 790 F.2d 263
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 25140
How courts have described this case
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- holding that name-calling without “any appreciable injury” did not violate a prisoner’s constitutional rights
- holding that name-calling without “any appreciable injury” did not violate inmate’s constitutional rights
- holding that name-calling without “any appreciable injury” did not violate inmate’s constitutional rights
- holding that officers’ name-calling did not violate an inmate’s rights
- holding that mere name-calling did not violate inmate’s constitutional rights
- affirming a district court finding that prison guards “name calling” an incarcerated plaintiff did not amount to a constitutional violation
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Judges: Kaufman, Mansfield, Meskill, Per Curiam
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