Fifth Circuit· 10/19/1999

Palmer v. Johnson

Citations

193 F.3d 346
1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 25836
1999 WL 955273

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concluding that plaintiff stated a Constitutional claim when “his only option was to uri- nate and defecate in the confined area that he shared with forty-eight other inmates”
finding that when an inmate misses one meal it does not rise to the level of a cognizable constitutional injury
finding that exposure to extreme cold for 17 hours could constitute Eighth Amendment violation
finding prisoner’s allegation of missing one meal does not rise to the level of a cognizable constitutional injury
finding in the Eight Amendment context that exposure to cold without adequate protection can state a claim for unconstitutional conditions of confinement
subjecting prisoner to cold without protection of jackets or blankets “may have risen to the level of a constitutional deprivation”

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Judges: Garwood, Duhé, Benavides

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