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· 2/18/1975

Minkin v. United States

Citations

  • 420 U.S. 926
  • 95 S. Ct. 1122

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that prison officials may need to segregate inmates for non-punitive reasons pending investigation of misconduct charges
  • holding that prisoner’s claim that he was denied his Eighth Amendment rights when he was served cold food was frivolous
  • holding that prisoner's claim that he was denied his Eighth Amendment rights when he was served cold food was frivolous
  • holding that a claim of cold food, without more, is frivolous
  • recognizing inmate is entitled to counsel substitute only in limited situations
  • “We agree with the district court that Brown-El’s claim that his constitutional rights were violated when he was served cold food is frivolous.”

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