E.D. Virginia· 9/4/2002

Oliver v. Powell

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250 F. Supp. 2d 593
2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25455
2002 WL 31972175

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finding that allegations that cell contained roaches, leaky toilets, peeling paint and writing on the wall did not state a claim under the Eighth Amendment
finding prisoner failed to state an Eighth Amendment claim where he alleged that cell contained roaches, leaky toilets, and peeling paint
finding prisoner failed to state an Eighth Amendment claim where he alleged that cell contained roaches, leaky toilets, and peeling paint
opening plaintiff's legal mail outside his presence on two occasion does note establish prison officials made opening legal mail outside the inmate’s presence a pattern or practice and the “plaintiff's claim does not rise to the level of a constitutional violation.”
prisoner’s allegations that cell contained roaches, leaky toilets, and peeling paint did not state a claim under the Eighth Amendment
Without “extraordinary circumstances to compensate for a de minimis injury, [a] mere poke in the back fails to” state a claim for excessive force.

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Judges: Hilton

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