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· 10/5/1982

Johnny Smith v. J. W. Fairman

Citations

  • 690 F.2d 122
  • 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 25040

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reversing district court’s ruling that double-celling at Pontiac violated the Eighth Amendment; record did not show substantial violence
  • reversing district court’s ruling that double-celling at Pontiac violated the Eighth Amendment; record did not show substantial violence
  • Eighth Amendment claim failed when inmates had 27.5 to 32.5 square feet each
  • Eighth Amendment claim failed when inmates had 27.5 to 32.5 square feet each

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Judges: Bauer, Wood, Campbell

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