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· 3/30/1990

Laurence Burgin v. Crispus Nix, Warden, Isp John Henry, Head of Security, Isp and John Sanders, No. 220, Unit Manager, Isp

Citations

  • 899 F.2d 733
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 4727
  • 1990 WL 34638

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding no constitutional right for inmates to receive a “non-sacked” meal versus a “sacked” meal when both meal offerings were determined to be nutritionally adequate
  • inmates do not have a constitutional right to be served any particular type of food
  • “One constitutional protection retained by the prisoner is the right to an adequate diet”

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Judges: Lay, Beam, Woods

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